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Mental Health Recovery Support Worker

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CREATIVE SUPPORT 9.20 British Pound . GBP Per hour

2021-12-03 16:02:39

Job location Woodley, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Healthcare & Medical

Job description

Are you interested in a career in Mental Health and looking for a role that is diverse and rewarding every day?

We are currently looking for a Mental Health Recovery Support Worker to join our passionate team in Woodley, Stockport.

We are looking for warm, caring and proactive individuals to provide person centred support to people with mental health needs in Stockport. As a mental health recovery support worker will be responsible for providing practical and emotional support to individuals, supporting them to gain skills and coping mechanisms to be able to live as independently as possible.

No two days are the same! We support people to the cinema, help with budgeting and planning and be there when needed.

Recovery Support Worker Duties:

  • Provision of practical, emotional and behavioural support to service users,
  • A commitment to making a positive difference in individuals' lives,
  • Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users,
  • Carry out general administrative duties and housing management tasks,
  • Provide support to individuals with cooking, cleaning, housework and budgeting,
  • Developing meaningful activity, occupation and routine in agreement with individuals,
  • Shift patterns include 9-5, 10-6 or 11-7,
  • You will not be required to do sleep in shifts at this service and weekend work is on a rota basis.

Previous support experience is essential for this role. A driving licence is not essential but the ideal candidate must be willing to use public transport around Woodley and the wider Stockport area.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

  • Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
  • Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate
  • Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
  • Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
  • Choice of weekly or monthly pay
  • All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

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