Overview
Become a Mental Health Support Worker with Active Prospects!
Location: Redhill, Surrey
Salary: £12.75 per hour
Service Type: Adult Complex Care Service
Speciality: Mental Health, Autism, Learning Disability
This service was opened Summer 2024 and consists of 6 individual flats with communal spaces. You will receive full support and training in your new role to ensure you can provide the best quality of care to those you are supporting.
Responsibilities
The role is about supporting people to lead a gloriously ordinary life full of opportunity, fun and helping people to reach their goals and aspirations. You will be adaptable, flexible, mature and able to support our people to gain back their independence through empowerment, active support, positive risk-taking and out-of-the-box thinking. At present, all the people we support have several hours of 1:1 support during the day as well as some shared support day and night.
The service supports 6 females requiring a wide range of support from emotional support, learning new coping mechanisms, and helping individuals express their true selves. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with people with enduring mental health, an interest in the psychology behind complex behaviours that challenge and a willingness to learn and practice Positive Behaviour Support.
Qualifications / Ideal Attributes
* Passion for working with people with enduring mental health
* Keen interest in psychology behind complex behaviours that challenge
* Willingness to learn and practice Positive Behaviour Support
Benefits
* Competitive hourly rate of £12.75 per hour
* A comprehensive training programme (full pay)
* Assistance in funding towards driving lessons for those not yet on the road
* Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave Enhanced Pay
* Blue Light Discount Card (retail, holidays, gym memberships, etc.)
* Exclusive Tastecard membership
* Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
* Support with Level 3 and Level 5 NVQ Qualifications
* Opportunity to enrol on Leadership Programme for Future Leaders
* Opportunity to learn skills to progress (80% of our managers started as Care Workers)
* Eye Care Voucher Scheme
* Refer a Friend Scheme (Earn £500 per successful referral)
How to apply
What are you waiting for? Click the link to apply!
* All offers are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment compliance standards
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