Support Worker

Job Description

Mental Health Support Worker
Caerphilly CF83
Pay rate £12.88 day rate £13.44 waking night rate
Set Hours – 8am-8pm days 8pm- 8am night

We are seeking compassionate and experienced support workers to work with serious and enduring mental illness and complex needs which may include support with self-harm. 

The Role
The role of the Mental Health Support Worker is to empower and support individuals we support, working flexibly to improve performance and outcomes for people who use our service.  

As a complex care project worker, and part of the team, you will be involved in day-to-day support including; 

Supporting individuals to live independently within a care setting, this may mean helping them to cook a meal, clean up or to work on art and craft projects.
Support, prompting and administering medication.
Engagement in social activities.
Carrying out supervisions
Liaise with Social Services, Benefits Agencies, Housing department and other relevant agencies
Organising group activities
Providing emotional support to the individuals  

Our ideal candidate 
A genuine desire to help people and make a difference.
An understanding of the challenges that many of our service users face
Keen listening and communication skills
Empathy, compassion and a caring nature
Ability to complete and regularly review relevant paperwork such as support plans and risk assessments. 

What you will recieve
A dedicated consultant to help and guide you through the booking process
Flexible working hours. Whether it’s weekends, evenings, nights or long days. Choose what shifts you want to work!
24 hour on call service
Ongoing and free CPD & Training relevant to your workload
Refer a friend bonus 

Benefits:

• Working as part of a friendly, established team
• 24 hour On Call Service in place
• Flexibility to choose where, when and how much you want to work
• Competitive pay rates
• Recommend-a-friend scheme
• Award winning company
• Online Services to access to your information; payslips, request holiday pay
• Full booking confirmation before you start
• Access to FREE Training Courses and personal development
• Respected reputation throughout the Social Care and recruitment industry

DBS:

We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a robust recruitment procedure and hold a fully enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

Please contact New Directions Social Care for more information about this job vacancy, on 029 2039 0150, or use our form below to enquire about this job vacancy.

New Directions (Recruitment) Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Last modified: 17th December 2024