Female Support Worker
Location - Blackpool
£13.50 per hour
Role Description – Female Mental Health Support Worker
Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers in Blackpool to support a lady in her 30's who has a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Learning Disabilities who be living independently in her own home receiving 1:1 support 24 hours a day. The lady we will be supporting has a good sense of humour, enjoys arts & crafts and shopping. She will be supported by a female only team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.
Mental Health Support Worker Required Skills and Experience
* Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with Schizophrenia.
* Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
* Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
* Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
* You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
* This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
Hours
24 hour contracts 2 x 12 hour shift per week during day + 2 sleeps
Induction and Training
We provide an in...