Mental Health Support Worker

Company: Tabitha 365 CIC
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Location: Gateshead
Job Description:

We are a specialist mental health support provider delivering high-quality, person-centred supported living and community-based services for adults with complex mental health needs.

Our work supports individuals with a range of needs including severe and enduring mental illness, acquired brain injury, trauma histories and physical health comorbidities. We pride ourselves on consistent staffing, trauma-informed practice and genuine enablement, not task-driven care.

We are expanding our teams and are looking for compassionate, emotionally intelligent Mental Health Support Workers who want to build long-term, meaningful work in mental health.

The Role

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will provide 1:1, and small-team support to adults living in their own homes or supported accommodation.

You will work as part of a stable, well-supported team, helping individuals to:

  • Feel emotionally safe and understood
  • Develop structure, routine and confidence
  • Manage their mental health with dignity and choice
  • Re-engage with community life at their own pace

This role requires patience, empathy, emotional resilience and the ability to remain calm in complex or emotionally charged situations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver person-centred, trauma-informed mental health support
  • Support emotional regulation, daily routines and wellbeing
  • Assist with medication in line with care plans and clinical guidance
  • Monitor mental and physical health and respond to changes appropriately
  • Support daily living skills, independence and enablement
  • Maintain clear, accurate digital care records
  • Work collaboratively with families, clinicians and managers
  • Promote dignity, choice, consent and rights at all times

Who We’re Looking For

Essential

  • Experience in mental health, supported living or care settings
  • A calm, respectful and reflective approach to support
  • Strong communication and observation skills
  • Willingness to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends
  • Right to work in the UK

Desirable

  • Experience supporting autism, trauma or brain injury
  • PMVA / MAPA or similar training
  • Level 2 or 3 Health & Social Care qualification (or willingness to work towards)

We value attitude, emotional awareness and consistency as much as experience.

What We Offer

  • Competitive pay: £12.85 per hour
  • Paid sleep-ins and waking night enhancements
  • Comprehensive induction and role‑specific training
  • Ongoing supervision, reflective practice and management support
  • Clear pathways for development and progression
  • Stable rotas and a focus on continuity of care
  • Digital care systems that reduce paperwork and support good practice

Why Work With Us?

We are not a volume provider. We invest in our staff because we believe safe, consistent relationships are central to recovery.

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Posted: August 23rd, 2026