Support Worker (Mental Health)
About the role:
We're a social care organisation with a simple vision: One World, where everyone thrives and belongs. Every day, our colleagues walk alongside people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with mental health needs to build confidence, explore choices and stay connected. If you're looking for a role with purpose, kindness and impact, you'll find it here.
We are currently looking to grow our already established and dedicated team of mental health support workers in Canterbury.
You will be supporting adults to improve their daily living skills - anything from helping them manage their finances to supporting them to cook a meal. The aim is to promote the people we support’s independence so that they can gain the skills and confidence to move on into the community. The people we support have a interest in arts and music so if this is something you enjoy, you could be enjoying it together! You will also be needed to do some housework, paperwork (IT skills are needed).
Daily Duties Can Include:
· Helping the people we support to learn new skills.
· Providing emotional support, support with appointments.
· Medication support.
· Ensuring the people we support are encouraged to reach their full potential / promote their independence/achieve their goals.
· Maintaining a tenancy – budgeting, paying bills, home maintenance, dealing with correspondence.
· Facilitating groups such as outings, cooking, gardening etc.
· We support a number of individuals with keen interest in art and music.
Hours:
0 hour contract, giving flexibility to pick and choose the hours to suit your lifestyle.
Between 8am and 5pm. Shorter shifts at weekends.
Location:
Canterbury CT6
About you:
Each day is different, so we are looking for someone who prepared to be flexible and adaptable to change.
The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion about working within this sector, looking to make a difference to the people we support and will be looking for a challenging but rewarding role. We are a small team so you must be happy to lone work.
If you would like an informal chat about the role and what is in involved, please contact Lisa on 07511225502 or email Lisa.Hayes@choicesupport.org.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.
Explore our employee benefits, the good practices we've committed to, and our core values by clicking here.
To learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at our company, click here and see how we foster a supportive and inclusive workplace for all.
Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact Emelia.waring@choicesupport.org.uk so that we can discuss your needs with you.
