Support Worker - Part-Time in South Nutfield

Support Worker – Community Mental Health

Are you compassionate, dependable, and passionate about empowering people with mental health challenges? Join our supportive team as a Support Worker, helping individuals live independently and with dignity in their own homes and communities.

In this role, you will provide personalised, person-centred support that respects each person’s choices and promotes their wellbeing. Your responsibilities will include assisting with daily activities, offering emotional support, and encouraging independence, all while building trusting and respectful relationships.

No prior experience in care is required—we offer full training and ongoing guidance to help you succeed. If you are patient, kind, and eager to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

About The Role

In this role, you will support individuals with mental health challenges to live safely and comfortably in their own homes while promoting independence, dignity, and emotional wellbeing.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with daily living tasks like meal preparation and household chores
• Providing companionship and emotional support to promote wellbeing
• Supporting individuals to engage with the community, attend appointments, or take part in social activities
• Offering medication reminders or prompts, following agreed care plans
• Encouraging independence and empowering individuals to make their own choices
• Keeping clear, accurate, and confidential care records
• Collaborating with colleagues and other professionals to deliver consistent, high-quality support

This role is a chance to make a real difference in people’s lives every day, while working within a compassionate, supportive, and professional team.

Required Criteria

• Kind and Caring
• Reliable
• Must be compassionate
• Must be dependable
• Must be passionate about empowering people with mental health challenges
• Must be patientMust be kind
• Must be able to offer emotional support
• Must be able to encourage independence
• Must be able to build trusting and respectful relationships

Desired Criteria

• Care Experience
• Prior experience in a care setting is preferred but not required
• A general interest in mental health or community support

Skills Needed

Rapport Building, Listening/ Active Listening, Building Relationships, Communication, Providing Care, Empathy

About The Company

Our mission is simple:

• To provide excellent home care to everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, gender or social standing. We aim to improve the quality of life of every single customer we care for.
• Our care keeps you safe, happy, fulfilled and flourishing in your own home, topped off with a delivery of smiles and laughter at every visit too.
• Caring for and supporting others runs through the very heart of Caremark.

Who is Caremark?

• Caremark is a home care company with excellent standards, excellent people and excellent success stories. We provide care in the home for people from all walks of life, enabling them to stay in their own home and community.
• We are the mark of excellent care.
• We have over 7,000 customers throughout the UK. To those 7,000 customers, we provide over 110,000 hours of home care each week.

Caremark’s history – providing home care since 2005

• Whilst Caremark itself was founded in 2005, our founder, the late Kevin Lewis has been in care since 1987. His experience, passion and unrivalled determination to provide high quality care for all, was the building blocks of Caremark 17 years ago.
• Today, we are led by David Glover and Lisa Fyfe who are equally as passionate about Caremark and the home-care industry.
• Caremark currently care for thousands upon thousands and under their leadership, thousands and thousands more will benefit from home care, the Caremark way.

Company Culture

Caremark has been at the forefront of the home care industry, evolving from a singular care home to becoming a leader in providing comprehensive care services across Ireland and the UK.

Our journey, initiated by Kevin Lewis, has been marked by innovation, quality, and a deep commitment to caring for individuals in need, regardless of their age, disability, or circumstance.

Here’s why Caremark stands as a beacon of excellence and a great place to work:

Pioneering Spirit:

From introducing the very first Operations Manual to ensure quality care, to expanding services across a network of offices, Caremark has always been at the cutting edge of the home care industry.

Diverse Care Services:

Our services have grown to encompass a wide range of needs, delivering care and support in the home environment and specialized residential settings, showcasing our adaptability and commitment to those we serve.

Focus on Quality:

We've built an enviable reputation by maintaining high standards of care, drawing upon decades of experience to meet the evolving needs of our service users with compassion and professionalism.

Growth and Development:

As part of our team, you'll join a supportive network of professionals dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities.

We provide opportunities for personal and professional growth, ensuring that our team is equipped to meet the challenges of the care industry with confidence and skill.

Salary

£13.50 - £14.50 per hour

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