About the Role
This Mental Health Support Worker role is in place to support individuals managing and/or recovering from mental health crisis. It is incredibly fast paced, working with individuals for up to 6 weeks, you therefore must be flexible and adaptable, able to think on your feet, react well to change, have existing experience and/or qualifications.
This role would suit candidates looking to continue a career as a specialist support worker, recovery worker, care worker, care assistant, or similar role. Apply for this role today to make a positive difference in people's lives in this outcome driven service.
•There are full time and part time vacancies available - please specify preference in your application
Job Opportunity
Key Duties
* •To facilitate the delivery of a service which follows a person-centred ethos and promotes independence.
* •To complete dynamic risk assessments and support plans.
* •Promote wellbeing and appropriately manage risk.
* •Ensure adherence to company and national policies and procedures.
* •To work flexibly as required by the service; this may require some working outside of your normal hours to provide consistent support.
* •You will be supporting people in their homes, facilitating safe discharges and avoiding admissions.
* •The role includes commuting across West Sussex; Travel will be reimbursed excluding your commute.
* •Collaborative working with a team of professionals with a wide range of backgrounds
* •Maintain compliance with mandatory & additional training in place to enhance your professional development
Essential Skills
Skills & Experience
* •Previous experience, ideally Mental Health/LD/Neurodiverse support.
* •Ability to positively address and challenge inappropriate or negative behaviours and attitudes.
* •Experience of using therapeutic de-escalation and/or crisis intervention techniques.
* •Able to respond to changes in an individual’s needs and meet deadlines.
* •To encourage and manage participation and involvement from the people we support.
* •Computer literate, with confidence in using all Microsoft office programmes
Desired Skills:
It would be desirable for you to have had experience supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition and within a community-based service.
About Company
Venture-People is an award-winning organisation, formed from our shared ambition to provide high-quality and psychologically informed support.
We provide bespoke, community-based support to individuals with complex needs; including a mental health diagnosis, neurodiversity, or those who may have endured trauma.
The people we support may have spent an extended period in hospital or another setting, therefore we utilise a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own homes
DE&I
Venture People aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other, the people we support and our partners. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.
Venture-People comply with Equal Opportunities and Diversity Legislation and accepted Codes of Best Practice.
Benefits
* You will receive full induction training and continued professional development
* Excellent support from experienced management and the wider clinical leadership team
* Access to our EAP program offering telephone support, full counselling services and discounts on a range of shops and services
* A wellbeing day in addition to annual leave, to use however you wish
* 28 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 5 additional days
* Staff recognition and rewards.
* Monthly workshops with our Clinical Team as well as access to our library of previous sessions