Social Care Assistant

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

St Andrew's Healthcare is seeking a committed Social Care Assistant for its Medium Secure Division in Northampton. This permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours per week) offers a chance to work within a supportive team, contributing to the care of individuals with complex mental health needs while adhering to the organization's core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Benefits

Pension

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme

Access to free vocational qualifications

Onsite gym and swimming pool facilities

Life cover

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience within a mental health field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a Social Work Service to service users and their carers.
• Work under the supervision of qualified social workers.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Experience in Mental Health

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Social Care Assistant within our Medium Secure Division in Northampton.

Location:Northampton

StartingSalary: From £26,506 per annum

Permanent position Full time 37.5 hours per week

About Us

We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

Come and join us, and support us to help people transform their lives.

Your role with us

The successful applicant will be a member of the social work and wider clinical team, supporting the delivery of a Social Work Service to service users and their carers. There is an expectation that the post holder has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will seek to develop their skills in the specialist area. You should have experience within a mental health field of work.

Joining our friendly social work team, you will be responsible to our Lead Social Worker and supervised by qualified social workers within the team. Regular supervision is provided and opportunities for development both in social work and other related practice issues are provided and encouraged.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 10 years' service; Buy and Sell your Annual Leave; Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme; Menopause Group; Life cover; Electric car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Free parking; onsite gym and swimming pool facilities; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.