Care & Support worker - Bank
Stevenage
The role
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Care and Support mental health team in Stevenage. Within this role you support residents with enduring mental health issues. This can be highly challenging but rewarding in equal measure.
This role does require early or late shift work, including some weekends and bank holidays.
As a key worker you will be fully responsible for your customers support plans and encouraging their independence. The customers may have complex enduring mental ill health issues, often the result of drug induced psychosis, with unpredictable behavioural patterns. They require positive support to ensure their independence is maintained and they are encouraged to remain as active in the community as possible. The ultimate objective if for residence to return to independent living in the community.
What you`ll need to succeed
You will be a team player, with an enthusiasm to your role. You will also need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude needed to achieve targets in a challenging, changeable environment. With empathy, understanding and patience, this can be a demanding but ultimately rewarding role for the right candidate
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