At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals recovering from mental health crises and promote their independence.
- Company: Join a dedicated team in a specialist mental health service.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, wellbeing days, and 28 days annual leave.
- Other info: Flexible working hours with travel reimbursement and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in mental health support and strong communication skills are preferred.
The predicted salary is between 27580 - 28100 £ per year.
If you have an interest in working in the mental health sector and making a positive difference, we have a fantastic opportunity to join our specialist DORS Team as a Mental Health Support Worker. Based in our specialist discharge service, you will be working with our multi-disciplinary team to support individuals in their first six weeks post-discharge, working alongside vulnerable clients to avoid hospital re-admission where possible. Car owners/drivers are essential due to the travel involved in the Burgess Hill/Sussex area.
This Mental Health Support Worker role is in place to support individuals managing and/or recovering from mental health crisis. It is incredibly fast paced, working with individuals for up to 6 weeks, so you therefore must be flexible and adaptable, able to think on your feet and react well to change. We are looking for people who share our vision, and existing experience and/or qualifications are desirable. This role would suit candidates looking to continue a career as a specialist support worker, recovery worker, care worker, care assistant, or similar role. Working hours are usually Monday to Friday but there is flexibility required based on client needs, involving occasional weekend work.
Key Duties
- To facilitate the delivery of a service which follows a person-centred ethos and promotes independence
- To complete dynamic risk assessments and support plans
- Promote wellbeing and appropriately manage risk
- Ensure adherence to company and national policies and procedures
- Support people in their homes, facilitating safe discharges and avoiding admissions
- Commuting across West Sussex; travel will be reimbursed excluding your commute
- Collaborative working with a team of professionals with a wide range of backgrounds
- Maintain compliance with mandatory & additional training in place to enhance your professional development
Company Benefits
- Full induction training and continued professional development
- Excellent support from experienced management and the wider clinical leadership team
- Access to our EAP program offering telephone support, full counselling services and discounts on a range of shops and services
- A wellbeing day in addition to annual leave, to use however you wish
- 28 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 5 additional days
- Staff recognition and rewards
- Monthly workshops with our Clinical Team as well as access to our library of previous sessions
Essential Skills
- Previous experience, ideally in Mental Health/LD/Neurodiverse support
- Ability to positively address and challenge inappropriate or negative behaviours and attitudes
- Experience of using therapeutic de-escalation and/or crisis intervention techniques
- Able to respond to changes in an individual’s needs and meet deadlines
- Encourage and manage participation and involvement from the people we support
- Computer literate, with confidence in using Microsoft office programmes
Desired Skills
- Desirable to have experienced supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition within a community-based service
