Overview
Rethink Mental Illness are hiring Bank Mental Health Support Workers to join our Step Up Service in Yeovil, Somerset. Our Step Up service provides short term support to adults 18 and over who are experiencing acute mental health crisis. The service has 6 beds with communal areas (kitchen and lounge). The service is registered with CQC, staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and works in partnership with Somerset Foundation NHS Trust.
Responsibilities
* Offer people affected by mental illness the support they need to regain confidence and participate in everyday social and workplace activities.
* Work closely with service users to achieve personal goals and access the support they need on their recovery journey.
Who we work with
* Service Users
* Bank Support Workers / Support Workers
* Volunteers
* Team Leaders
* Service Manager
Essential Skills and Experience
* Transferable life/work experience applicable to the role
* Good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient and willing to learn
* Demonstrates behaviours consistent with the charity’s values
About us
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. Our mission is: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from everyone, including those with lived experience of mental illness, LGBTQIA+ colleagues, neurodiverse individuals, people with disabilities, and other diverse backgrounds. We are Disability Confident Employer and signatories to the Race at Work Charter, aiming to reflect the communities we serve.
Becoming anti-racist
We are working toward becoming a truly anti-racist organisation and have a Race Equality Action Plan to demonstrate progress and accountability.
How to apply
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. For more details, please visit our website or contact recruitment@rethink.org.
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