Post Title: Casual Interaction Support Worker Site Location: Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth Salary: Up to £12.21 per hour Contract Type: Casual The role: BH Live is recruiting for Casual Interaction Support Workers to join our team. You will work within our Portsmouth interaction team supporting adults who experience mental health and live in the area, with supported activities. We provide a range of different sport and health exercise opportunities, and you will encourage and assist people to develop their confidence. You will: · Set up and run Portsmouth interaction sports and recreational sessions. · Maintain appropriate boundaries and build positive and professional relationships. · Be flexible and able to work to meet the needs of the service, which may include weekend working. You will need: · Experience of working with adults who experience mental health in a community-based setting. · Have an awareness of the impact of mental health and a sensitivity to the needs of the people who use the interaction service. · Have a good knowledge of a range of sports and activities. · Be committed to assisting people to develop their confidence and self-esteem to help them move into mainstream leisure and sporting activities. · Be aware of client confidentiality and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. BH Live is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including referencing and an enhanced DBS checks. Due to the nature of our business hours of work may include weekends, bank holidays and evenings. Please click here to view the job description for more details on this role. We offer: · Gym and Swim membership (eligibility criteria applies) · Onsite parking (dependent on site) · Training and development opportunities · Holiday allowance · Pension (subject to eligibility criteria) · Flexible casual working hours, including weekends, bank holidays and evenings About BH Live: We are one of the UK’s leading leisure and event venue operators – a registered charity and social enterprise. Our geographical reach spans across multiple venues, leisure centres and attractions across Portsmouth, Southampton, Croydon and the BCP region with millions of visits per year. Our organisational and charitable purpose is to generate: · More participation – through the provision of leisure facilities to encourage active communities, improved health, and wellbeing · Higher audiences – through the provision of a diverse range of cultural and artistic events that appeal to a wide audience · Greater economic and social benefit – through hosting major conferences, exhibitions, and events for the benefit of the local, regional, and international economies and people We are making a positive difference across the communities we serve. Our organisation is changing lives – placing us at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy. We host hundreds of events a year; sell more than half a million cultural, and entertainment tickets; clock up millions of leisure centre visits, and welcome thousands of conference and exhibition delegates. As well as promoting community health and wellbeing, this generates millions of pounds in economic benefit for the local economy through business and cultural tourism. As a social enterprise, we don’t pay dividends to shareholders. Every pound we make is used to run our business and generate a surplus to reinvest and enhance our centres and facilities for public benefit. We’re BH Live, and we make things happen. To apply: All 5 are to be made via the BH Live Careers site: careers.bhlive.org.uk BH Live reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient 5 be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.