£ 24968.26 per annum (basic salary) plus £ 620 per annum (geographical allowance)
Full-Time
37.5 hours per week
Full-Time
37.5 hours per week
About the Role
Are you passionate about working in mental health?
Do you want a career that empowers people and makes a difference?
Qualifications are not important to us! Your attitude, compassion, and commitment to working alongside people are.
Come and join an organisation where you are truly valued.
Together for Mental Wellbeing are recruiting a full-time Support Worker at one of our 24-hour accommodation services in Swindon, Willow Tree House.
The purpose of this role is to support and encourage people to maintain tenancies, reach greater levels of independence and wellbeing, find purpose and meaningful connections within their local communities and to improve overall feelings of life autonomy and fulfilment.
Working Pattern
As this is a 24-hour staffed service, the role requires early, late and sleep-in shifts (for which an enhancement is paid in addition to salary), as well as alternate weekend cover.
Recruitment Requirements
Given this role involves supporting vulnerable people, successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check and satisfactory references prior to being offered employment.
Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship for non-UK nationals.
Why Join Us?
If you are ready to take the next step towards working for the oldest mental health charity, with excellent training and qualification opportunities, competitive rates of pay, employee benefits and friendly dynamic working environments, we look forward to hearing from you.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Responsibilities
Establish and maintain relationships of trust with service users, to build engagement
Help service users to set, prioritise and achieve goals, managing their tenancies and move-ons
Work flexibly with service users in their homes and in the community
Carry out assessments and determine urgency of service user needs
Work with professionals from other agencies, and make onward referrals, linking service users into community opportunities
Carry out risk assessments, in order to keep service users safe and improve the quality of our support
Attend placement reviews
Work with service users on a 1:1 basis and in groups
Assist service users to; deal with financial issues and navigate the benefits and education systems; manage friendships and family relationships; manage their medication, in accordance with Together procedures
Accompany service users to appointments
Assist service users to undertake domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning, ensuring adherence to infection control (training provided)
Assist service users with personal care as and when required
Adhere to the Together policy on lone working
Make timely records which are concise, accurate, written for the service user to understand, using Together computer-based systems
Write clear word processed and handwritten reports (training provided) and records in English
Participate in mandatory and job-related courses and learning activities
Maintain professional boundaries in all aspects of work with service users
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
Job Benefits
Full Time Support Worker in Swindon employer: Together for Mental Wellbeing
Together for Mental Wellbeing is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises the well-being of both employees and service users. Located in a vibrant community, we offer extensive professional development opportunities, enabling our staff to grow in their roles while making a meaningful impact on women's mental health and justice. Join us to be part of a passionate team committed to empowering individuals and promoting safer outcomes through collaboration with key partners.
Contact Details:
Together for Mental Wellbeing Recruitment Team
