At a Glance
- Tasks: Support residents overnight, ensuring safety, comfort, and dignity while promoting healthy routines.
- Company: Join a compassionate team dedicated to mental health support in Leeds.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, 25+ days off, tailored training, and wellness support.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with great career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives every night with your calm presence.
- Qualifications: Experience with complex mental health needs and safeguarding knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 24000 - 30000 £ per year.
Overview
Join Our Team as a Mental Health Support Worker (Nights).
If you are compassionate, calm under pressure and passionate about mental health, work with adults who need long-term 24-hour mental health support.
You will help create a safe, reassuring and restful environment, supporting residents with dignity and respect while promoting healthy sleep routines, independence and wellbeing.
You will respond to residents' needs, manage risks, complete accurate records and handovers, and ensure safeguarding, health and safety, and service standards are maintained at all times.
Working both independently and as part of a wider team, you will contribute to residents’ recovery journeys while helping to keep the service running smoothly.
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where your calm presence and support can make a real difference every night, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Support residents overnight to maintain safety, comfort and dignity.
- Perform regular welfare checks and respond to residents’ needs.
- Support with healthy sleep routines, activities of daily living and personal care as required.
- Monitor and respond to risks, escalate safeguarding concerns as appropriate.
- Record accurate information and provide clear handovers to the day team.
- Support medication administration in line with policy and training.
- Work as part of the night shift team to maintain a calm, safe environment.
Qualifications
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, including identifying, responding to, and escalating concerns.
- Experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of interagency working and understanding of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
Benefits
Flexible working options to help you balance work and life in a way that suits you.
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service – because your time off matters.
- A wealth of learning and career development opportunities , with paid and tailored training to support your growth.
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7, including access to counselling and
- GP services
- your wellbeing is a priority.
Employer contributory pension scheme to help secure your future.
- Great maternity, paternity and adoption benefits to support you and your family.
- Exclusive care workers discounts to make life a little easier.
- Access to a range of
Employee Networks including People of Colour, LGBT+, Mental Health and Accessibility – we embrace and celebrate diversity.
- A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives to keep you feeling your best.
Cycle to Work Scheme to help you stay active and reduce your carbon footprint.
- Access to a
Corporate Health Plan to support your physical and mental health.
We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment where everyone can thrive by being their true self.
Join us in driving this important agenda forward and help shape a workplace where all voices are valued.
If you’re ready to use your skills to help others succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Micha Morton, Service Manager via or 0113 2359079.
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Mental Health Support Worker Nights, Leeds in Ledston employer: Inspire North
Inspire North is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its employees while making a meaningful impact in the community. With a flexible working environment, generous leave policy, and dedicated training opportunities, staff are empowered to grow both personally and professionally in their roles. Working in Leeds, you will be part of a supportive culture that values collaboration and compassion, making it a rewarding place to contribute to mental health support.
