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Support Worker - Mental Health Services

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CREATIVE SUPPORT 9.10 British Pound . GBP Per hour

2021-12-03 15:03:24

Job location Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Community & Sport

Job description

Are you a warm, resourceful and empathetic individual? If so, we are looking for Support Workers to join our Mental Health supported living service.

This position involves providing individualised person centred support to adults with mental health needs living in supported housing. You will be responsible for promoting emotional wellbeing and independence, encouraging them to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, and enabling individuals to be happy, healthy and to be successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations.

Support Worker Duties:

  • Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
  • Promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional health of service users, encouraging and supporting service users to express their needs, views and concerns
  • Provide respectful personal care in accordance with the needs, wishes and preferred routines outlined in the individual's personal support plans.
  • Supporting people in a wide range of activities within their home and community.

Ideal candidates will have previous experience of working with people that are experiencing mental health problems, either in a community, residential or inpatient setting. You will be motivated with good communication skills and a commitment to achieving positive outcomes using a person-centred recovery approach.

Our service is located in the heart of Middlesbrough town centre, with excellent access to public transport. The service also has car parking space.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

  • A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
  • Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
  • Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
  • Free employee support programme
  • All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
  • Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

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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