Support Worker - Mental Health Services - Bristol
Are you a passionate Support Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to work within the Mental Health Services based in Bristol.
Pay Rates: £15.83 per hour
What you will be doing:
To provide personal care and assist and support with medication when required
To ensure support and care plans are developed to meet assessed needs
To keep all customer records up to date – both in paper files and on the care & support database.
To manage customer risk by ensuring close monitoring of customers’ health and wellbeing
To plan and participate in group and individual activities
To provide support in partnership with other statutory and voluntary agencies in the community, liaise with other agencies as necessary to ensure customers receive appropriate advice and support
To comply with all Group policies and procedures
To follow CQC Safeguarding policies and procedures for vulnerable adults
To undertake administrative duties related to the day to day running of the service
To partake in a weekly rota to cover the needs of the service
To respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with the Data Protection Act
Skills & Professional Characteristics needed:
A knowledge of issues affecting people with mental health issues.
An understanding of issues affecting vulnerable adults
An understanding of health and safety
Good written and spoken English
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with vulnerable people
Ability to carry out needs assessments, and develop support plans with customers, working together on achieving individual goals
Ability to update computerised Care/Support plans.
Ability to manage a caseload of customers
Ability to manage own workload and excellent time management skills
Ability to undertake administrative duties related to the day to day running of the service
Ability to set up and maintain administration and recording systems
Essential Requirements:
Good interpersonal skills
Reasonable written skills
Experience of providing support to others in a work, voluntary or personal capacity
A practical solution focussed approach to problem solving
An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion
Ability to work flexibly and in a busy environment
Ability to prioritise workload
What we offer:
24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)