Mental Health Support Worker
Hours: Full time = 43 hour contract.
Week 1 - 36 hours
Week 2 - 48 hours
Duration: Permanent
Location: Draper House, Park Road St Helens
Are you a compassionate, team player committed to promoting excellence, shared learning, respect and kindness within a team? Are you looking for a change? This could be the role for you to make a difference!
Do you have excellent communication skills that would enable you to work within a challenging female environment that constantly strives to provide the best possible experience for our patients?
Located in St Helens, Draper House is a purpose-built specialist residential service for females with complex mental health needs. The service operates 24/7. You will work shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays on a rolling 4 week ROTA. Standard shifts are 12 hours a day.
You will be working at a specialist locked rehabilitation for females with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence.
The service is a recovery-based unit supported by individualised interventions. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team which includes Responsible Clinician, Nursing team, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, and Occupational Therapist.
You will receive training to join the team as a Support Worker where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. This career path is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week because of you.
If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, we can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure those in our care are supported to make decisions and access the community. Skills are taught and support given to promote recovery and develop confidence in order for them to live a more independent life.
Benefits include:
* Hourly rate of £11.77
* Paid Breaks
* Free meals and parking
* Mandatory and additional bespoke training
* Company Pension
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £11.77 per hour
Expected hours: 36 – 48 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* 12 hour shift
* Day shift
* Night shift
Experience:
* Mental Health: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: MHRW/PRKRD
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