Mental Health Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oxfordshire, OX4 1BU |
| Company: | Response Organisation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORG2187-MHSWTS18042024 |
Summary
Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living.
Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health?
Mental Health Support Worker - £24,050 - £26,000 per annum (Salaries vary depending on experiences)
Hours – Part Time hours - 18 hours per week. Occasional evening and weekends.
Service – Transitional Support, Oxford.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Transitional Support are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their team. The team focuses on providing care, 5 days a week, for clients in both shared houses and flats, creating a comfortable, safe and pleasant environment while helping residents work towards more independent living in the future.
Our clients really appreciate the passion from our Support Workers too: “The staff are caring, kind, compassionate and understanding. They support me and care for me and are first class. I am happier now than I have been in years.” Client in Adult Services.
Overall job responsibility – Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.
Some of the core duties include:
You will work as part of a team to provide a safe and comfortable environment for our clients to live.
Assist clients with tasks such as cleaning, shopping, budgeting, and household tasks that promote their independence.
Support clients to achieve their personal goals, including their physical health, relationship building and managing their mental health.
Update and assist clients in the progress of their personal support plans.
Support residents with taking their medication.
Introduce clients to leisure activities, new interests, education or volunteering and support them to attend events or appointments.
The Successful Applicant:
Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day – Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational. Essential criteria:
Build relationships and be friendly, respectful, patient and empathetic towards others.
Care for others and support them in challenging times. Perhaps you have done this in your personal life for friends or family.
Work calmly and methodically, with organisational, written and verbal skills.
Have respect for difference and diversity.
Use IT, with a basic knowledge of Word and Outlook.
What We Offer:
25 days annual leave and standard bank and public holidays.
Blue Light card and other discounted shopping.
Employee Assistance Plan- with access to free counselling.
Cycle to Work Scheme (after probation)
Enhanced family friendly leave.
Flexible and agile working opportunities (role dependent)
Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave.
£500 refer a friend bonus scheme.
Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments.
Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS.
Free flu jabs..
Free DBS application.
You will receive the training and confidence to use core therapeutic talk therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-based Trauma Informed Care and Mutual Aid to provide the best possible support to our clients.
If this Mental Health Support Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website: Response – Mental Health Care & Support.
All our roles require a DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK – Unfortunately, Response are not able to offer sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for the role and require sponsorship, you will be withdrawn from the recruitment process. Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer.
Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health?
Mental Health Support Worker - £24,050 - £26,000 per annum (Salaries vary depending on experiences)
Hours – Part Time hours - 18 hours per week. Occasional evening and weekends.
Service – Transitional Support, Oxford.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Transitional Support are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their team. The team focuses on providing care, 5 days a week, for clients in both shared houses and flats, creating a comfortable, safe and pleasant environment while helping residents work towards more independent living in the future.
Our clients really appreciate the passion from our Support Workers too: “The staff are caring, kind, compassionate and understanding. They support me and care for me and are first class. I am happier now than I have been in years.” Client in Adult Services.
Overall job responsibility – Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.
Some of the core duties include:
You will work as part of a team to provide a safe and comfortable environment for our clients to live.
Assist clients with tasks such as cleaning, shopping, budgeting, and household tasks that promote their independence.
Support clients to achieve their personal goals, including their physical health, relationship building and managing their mental health.
Update and assist clients in the progress of their personal support plans.
Support residents with taking their medication.
Introduce clients to leisure activities, new interests, education or volunteering and support them to attend events or appointments.
The Successful Applicant:
Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day – Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational. Essential criteria:
Build relationships and be friendly, respectful, patient and empathetic towards others.
Care for others and support them in challenging times. Perhaps you have done this in your personal life for friends or family.
Work calmly and methodically, with organisational, written and verbal skills.
Have respect for difference and diversity.
Use IT, with a basic knowledge of Word and Outlook.
What We Offer:
25 days annual leave and standard bank and public holidays.
Blue Light card and other discounted shopping.
Employee Assistance Plan- with access to free counselling.
Cycle to Work Scheme (after probation)
Enhanced family friendly leave.
Flexible and agile working opportunities (role dependent)
Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave.
£500 refer a friend bonus scheme.
Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments.
Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS.
Free flu jabs..
Free DBS application.
You will receive the training and confidence to use core therapeutic talk therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-based Trauma Informed Care and Mutual Aid to provide the best possible support to our clients.
If this Mental Health Support Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website: Response – Mental Health Care & Support.
All our roles require a DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK – Unfortunately, Response are not able to offer sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for the role and require sponsorship, you will be withdrawn from the recruitment process. Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer.