About the Role
Sponsorship is NOT offered with this role
An exciting opportunity has become available to work within our growing, specialist mental health service in West Sussex.
Venture People are a specialist provider of support services. We offer bespoke packages of psychologically informed support, working with individuals who have a mental health diagnosis and additional complex needs. We are innovative; creating choice and promoting independence to ensure that we are effectively supporting and improving the person's health and wellbeing.
Job Opportunity
You will be working alongside a highly skilled team including a Psychologist and Behaviour Analyst. You will be able to muti-task with a positive and supportive style to reflect the Venture People ethos of “therapeutic optimism” within the service. You will be skilled in rapport building and happy to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for Mental Health Support Workers who will make up a growing team within our specialist accommodation service in Worthing.
Responsibilities and Duties
* Working with diagnosed mental health clients supporting their transition from hospital settings to independent living.
* Support in developing or re-engaging with life skills to maximise independence
* Flexible and adaptable to client and service needs
* Excellent standard of written and spoken English
* Previous experience in providing support to people with a mental health condition would be advantageous.
* Able to work as part of a support team, ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders
Your role will be delivering quality support that enables people to achieve their outcomes by using and developing person-centred support plans. You will be able to manage risks and vulnerabilities whilst promoting social inclusion and maximising the opportunities for the people you support.
Why work for us?
At Venture People we encourage all of our Mental Health Support Workers to engage in continuous professional development. We offer the opportunity to work with clinical teams, including our own Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Analyst, ensuring positive outcomes and lower incidents of re-admission.
Many of our leaders have grown internally and the expansion of our services means continued opportunities for growth and career development. Our staff are supported by an engaged operational management team with a wealth of experience to offer.
Every package of recovery and care that we provide is developed with the input of clinical support, lead practitioners and family where appropriate, all of whom you will interact with. Most importantly for us is the involvement and engagement of an individual in their own recovery journey, which we will work with them to achieve.
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.
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