Overview
Permanent, full-time Mental Health Support Worker role covering Worcester and Kidderminster. 37.5 hours per week on a rota to cover a mixture of days, evenings, weekends and sleep-in night cover. Salary £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) with benefits including Health Cash Plan.
Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer's life for the better? As our Support Worker, you will be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You will make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!
Responsibilities
* Assist customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
* We support people with mental health conditions who need some extra support to develop and rebuild their independent living skills.
* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
* Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There is no rushing from one customer to the next here; plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.
* Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You will do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail
* Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children
* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach
* Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs
* To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
* Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review
* You will need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that
Our team
Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You will join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!
Role Details
* Where we are flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
* Work pattern - you will be working shifts on our 24 hour rota; this will include a share of sleep-in night cover, weekends, day shifts and evening shifts.
* Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
Benefits
* 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a me day to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39 days, and time off for volunteering too.
* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We will cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, and lots more.
* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
* We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!). When you are ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
* Colleagues really matter to us; we are the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
* Reasonable adjustments at recruitment: recruitment@homegroup.org.uk
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