Mental Health Support Worker

Mental Health Support Worker

Whitehaven and surrounding areas

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw), split over shifts covering 24 hours a day

Salary £24,638 to £24,850 per year [pro rata for part time] plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan!

Home, a place where you belong

We are delighted to be launching a new clinical partnership with Everyturn Mental Health and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and we are hiring Support Workers to join Home Group, supporting individuals and communities across Whitehaven and Copeland.

Want to be part of a team that truly cares and empowers people to live their best lives? As our Support Worker, you’ll play a key role in improving the wellbeing of those impacted by mental health challenges, helping them achieve their goals and aspirations. 

Our new service combines specialist health, social care, and community support, offering a mix of drop-in services, local events and temporary safe spaces for those in crisis.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of groundbreaking mental health service and deliver life changing outcomes.

We’re looking for people to work in the short stay accommodation that will be available to people experiencing a crisis.

We need people who are happy to work on a shift rotation.

An example shift pattern is: 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm and 10pm-8am (although this may change).

So, if you’re energised and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! 

Typical day as our Support Worker


* Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.


* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.


* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.


* Working closely with colleagues from other organisations to provide the best support when needed. 

You’ll go home every day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better, here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

You bring


* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail 


* Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children


* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach


* Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs 


* To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes.

The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!  

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