Mental Health Support Worker, Bromborough.

NHS Jobs; Bromborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Care in Mind is recruiting a Mental Health Support Worker for our Bromborough home to support young people with education, daily living tasks, meals, shopping and activities. You will help promote independence, build positive relationships, and assist with medication administration while maintaining a safe, homely environment.

The role involves incident de-escalation, record-keeping, and involvement in outings and activities. A driving licence is required to apply.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• No formal care experience is required; full training will be provided.
• Experience with de-escalation and handling challenging behaviours is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with education sessions, daily living tasks, meals and shopping.
• Help develop independence and life skills and promote positive relationships.
• Assist with medication administration and attend medical appointments.
• Update online care records and complete reports/audits.
• Maintain a clean, homely environment and support activities and outings.
• Provide transport as required to attend activities and appointments.

Skills

Driving

Compassionate care

De-escalation

Record keeping

Job description

Mental Health Support Worker, Bromborough.

At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Your role will involve working with our young people to promote independence through support with education, household tasks and general life skills. You will also assist them with everyday life skills including shopping, building positive relationships, and going on holidays. We always encourage our young people and staff to bring their hobbies and knowledge into the home whether this be knitting, fitness, cooking or even singing so there is never a dull moment. Part of the role will be managing various levels of self-harm using a least restrictive approach, so you will require a high level of resilience and have a caring, compassionate nature. You will also update online care records and complete medication administration. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in a homely environment. At our home in Bromborough, you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, disordered eating, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. Several of our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community. Your role will include supporting them with their daily living - meal preparation, food shopping, prompting for self-care, medication administration, medical appointments, and general upkeep of their home. Our young people enjoy doing activities out of the home including clothes shopping, swimming, meals out, attending youth clubs and other groups, pamper sessions and cinema trips, which you will be able to support with. The role will include some fewer fun aspects such as incident management, de-escalation of challenging behaviours, completing several online records, report writing, audits, and medication management. You must be a driver to be able to apply for this post. Previous care experience is not essentialand full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team. The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.

£26,227.50 - £27,378 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

£26,227.50 - £27,378 Per Annum Dependant on Experience (Pro Rata for Part Time Hours)

£28,808.78 - £29,709.68 Per Annum Dependant on Experience.