Mental Health Support Worker (£23,615 per annum, permanent, Full-Time)

BCHA; Poole; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health support is seeking dedicated Support Workers to join their team in Poole. This rewarding role allows you to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals, helping them build their own recovery plans and move towards independent living. You will work in a supportive environment, where your people and organisational skills will be valued. With full training provided, this is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to grow in a meaningful career while making a real impact in the community. If you are empathetic, self-motivated, and a great team player, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Full training and support

Supportive and friendly environment

Job satisfaction in helping others

Qualifications

• Experience with client groups or willingness to learn is essential.
• Ability to facilitate support and promote customer participation.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key Support Worker enabling positive relationships.
• Provide practical and emotional support to customers.

Skills

Good communication

Empathy

Self-motivation

Team player

Flexibility

Organisational skills

Job description

We need Support Workers to join the team at our Mental Health Service in Poole. This is a role where you can genuinely make a real difference, where you can add real value as part of a dedicated team of professionals.

You will act as a key Support Worker for a number of customers, carrying out regular one-to-one sessions, enabling positive, trusting, and respectful relationships to be built and enabling them to move forward to independent living.

We can offer you:

• a rewarding, challenging, and varied role;
• the opportunity to combine your people and organisational skills;
• the opportunity to learn about and use trauma-informed approaches;
• a role that gives you real job satisfaction in helping others;
• full training and support to develop your skills;
• the opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly environment.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• be a good communicator and able to facilitate support for customers;
• enable and empower customers to build their own recovery plans;
• provide practical, emotional support and encouragement;
• actively promote customer participation in services & activities;
• liaise effectively with colleagues, external agencies & service providers;
• be empathic and non-judgemental;
• be self-motivated, able to use your initiative, and be a great team player;
• be flexible, adaptable, calm, and considered;
• have experience with our client groups, transferable skills, or be willing to learn.

Come and join us. Please put in your application, and if you fit the job requirements, we will be able to offer you a job interview as soon as one can be arranged (within a few days).