At a Glance
- Tasks: Support adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities in daily living.
- Company: Join a passionate and inclusive community outreach team in Barrow.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, career progression, and generous leave.
- Other info: Be part of an anti-racist organisation with excellent training opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while building meaningful relationships.
- Qualifications: Experience with mental health support preferred; driving essential.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 28000 £ per year.
Overview
Are you a caring individual who enjoys working with people?
Join our community outreach team in Barrow as a support worker to help adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live their best lives.
The role involves engaging with service users, building trusting, therapeutic relationships, and supporting independence in daily living.
The role includes visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings, offering practical support to enable independent living and providing emotional support in accordance with individual support plans.
Support tasks include helping with daily living activities such as cooking, appointments, medication, and money management.
Responsibilities
- Visit service users in their homes or other settings to provide practical and emotional support.
- Assist with daily living tasks to promote independent living (e. g., cooking, appointments, medication management, money management).
- Engage with service users, build trusting, therapeutic relationships, and follow individual support plans.
Requirements
- Location: Barrow, UK. Applicants must be located in and eligible to work within the UK.
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (22.5 hours per week) available on a flexible rota.
- Ability to lone work and use your own initiative.
- Driving is essential; you must be a car owner or have access to a vehicle. Mileage allowance is paid.
- Experience working with adults with mental health needs and learning disabilities is preferred.
Benefits and Development
- Structured induction and values-led training through Creative Support’s Development Pathway to support career progression.
- Probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days annual leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.
- We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization with recognitions such as Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, and Investors in People Gold.
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