Support Worker (Supported Accommodation)

Great opportunity to join a vibrant team of support workers who provide a 24-hours mental wellbeing specialist accommodation-based supported living service for adults aged 18-65 with a diagnosed mental illness and/or primary mental health needs.

Full time

Permanent

Basic Salary £23892.96 plus Geographical Allowance £1940.0

Key Responsibilities

• Support individuals to maintain good mental health and maximise recovery outcomes to maintain independent lives, through culturally appropriate person-led service provision




• Support individuals to prevent tenancy breakdown and loss of accommodation and to be integrated members of their communities.




• Partnership working with relevant agencies, in particular mental health professionals.




• Provide an environment where all individuals within the nine (9) protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010, feel safe, secure, and protected from avoidable harm.




• Promoting independence and enabling people to live as independently as possible.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

• Experience in supporting vulnerable individuals gained from paid work and/or voluntary and/or life experience




• Minimum of GCSE or Level II qualification in English, or equivalent




• Basic competence in the use of email and word processing software




• Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude and able to be empathetic towards service users and create a trusting environment




• Able to work in partnership with services users and establish and maintain professional boundaries in working with service users




• Able to establish and maintain a safe environment




• Willing and able to undertake domestic tasks with, and for, service users as necessary




• Demonstrate problem-solving skills relating to welfare benefits, education and relationships




• Open to – and willing to participate in – formal and informal job-related learning




• Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues and other organisations




• Able to use email and computerised systems for service user records and reports




• Able to travel; have access to car/public transport




• Able to work a varying pattern of shifts on a 24 hour 7-day week rota, with notice

Desirable

• Lived experience of mental distress




• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care, or equivalent

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