Support Worker Mental Health - Nights

Athenia Recruitment; Worcester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

Free uniform

Company pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Free DBS check

All training time paid

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for dedicated Support Workers in the Worcester area for night duty, with options for part-time or full-time work. The role involves personal care, promoting independence and supporting individuals with various needs, including mental health. The organization offers a supportive work environment, full training, and excellent benefits including free uniform, pension scheme, and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as a support worker preferred.
• Ideally possess moving and handling qualification.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in leading active lives.
• Assist with personal care tasks like bathing and dressing.
• Provide support with meals and mobility.

Skills

Flexibility

Self-awareness

Resilience

Initiative

Teamwork

Experience in mental health

Job description

Overview

Support Workers: Must have own transport due to location of this service

WORCESTER AREA

NIGHT DUTY - FULL OR PART TIME NIGHTS AVAILABLE

We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated Support Workers to join our clients’ team within their specialist nursing service near Worcester. We have both temporary ongoing and permanent contracts available for both day and night staff.

The service can accommodate residents from the age of 18 upwards with Functional Mental health conditions (not dementia) that require rehabilitation or have long term care needs. It can also accommodate people with acquired brain injuries, Huntington’s and physical health conditions.

If you are an experienced support worker, ideally with a moving and handling qualification who welcomes variety and enjoys developing new skills we would like to hear from you!

Applications from Support Workers with different specialisms and varied levels of experience are welcomed as we feel this aids the team to provide cohesive individualised tailored care which enables the residents to be as independent as possible.

Responsibilities

• Work is on a rota system over two weeks, hours TBC
• You will need to be a flexible employee as you will be required to work weekends and bank holidays as per the rota.
• We are looking for candidates with strong self-awareness and resilience who are flexible, pro-active and committed.
• Our support workers should have the ability to use their own initiative, but also to work as part of a team to ensure consistency of support.
• Experience of working in the field of mental health, brain injury is preferred

Responsibilities and Duties of a Support Worker

• Supporting individuals to lead an active life as much as possible
• Helping individuals with getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing and washing
• Bathing and assisting with toileting where necessary
• Assisting with mobility problems and other physical disabilities
• Promote mental and physical activity through talking, encouraging and engaging in activities and hobbies
• Helping with meals, setting tables and trays, preparing light meals, serving meals, and feeding customers who require assistance.
• Support with cleaning, changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning and emptying commodes.
• Helping with laundry

Qualifications and benefits

• Working within a service with a GOOD CQC rating
• Career progression opportunities within the service and the company as a whole
• Full induction and ongoing Support with training
• Working within a committed and professional team
• Free Uniform
• Fixed 2 week rota system
• Company pension scheme
• Overtime may be available
• Free DBS check
• All training time paid
• Support and mentoring at work
• Support to gain further qualifications and career progression opportunities

If you are interested in working as a Support Worker on NIGHT DUTY for a well regarded company, in a specialist Support Worker role role within which you will receive full training and support along with excellent benefits please apply with your up to date CV and one of our consultants will contact you for a discussion about the role.