Job Title – Bank Support Worker
Hours: We want individuals who can commit to a minimum of a full day shift (10:00 - 18:00) or a full sleep-in shift (20:00 - 08:00).
Horly rate: Day shift £13.50 per hour. Sleep-in shift £12.71 per hour.
We are building our team of Bank Support Workers for our Specialised Trauma Service. You will be supporting clients who are suffering from various and complex mental health needs such as personality disorder, trauma, PTSD, self-harm, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, and schizophrenia. Due to the nature of the clients you will be working with, we would require a female Support Navigator.
Legal Basis for Female-Only Requirement:
This post is restricted to female applicants under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, which permits an employer to apply an Occupational Requirement where it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
The legitimate aim is to ensure the safety, dignity, and comfort of clients who are women and have experienced trauma, abuse, or domestic violence. Due to the sensitive nature of the support provided and the personal circumstances of these clients, it is essential that the successful candidate is female. This requirement is objectively justified because there is no less discriminatory way to deliver these services effectively.
You will be promoting independence, providing general support, helping with the upkeep of the properties, working towards personal goals, and providing emotional support, and support with medication management.
We ensure clients can live safely, considerately and with dignity, whilst also adhering to the terms and conditions of their licence.
This is an extremely challenging role and requires individuals who have a breadth of experience of working with people who have complex mental health needs.
What will you bring to the role:
Skills and attributes required from you:
- Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability and confidence to generate and build effective relationships with service users
- Strong IT Skills
- Previous experience of health and wellbeing preferred.
- Previous experience of working within mental health
- Previous experience of working with people with trauma
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the mental health act
- Develop and maintain knowledge of medication regimes
Other Requirements:
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- A full drivers licence is required and access to your own vehicle is preferable
- Right to Work Status - there is no sponsorship available
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Do you have a full UK drivers licence?
- Do you have access to your own vehicle for work purposes?
- Can you commit to at least a full day shift (10:00 - 18:00) or a full night shift (20:00 - 08:00) each week?
- This role does not come with sponsorship. Do you require sponsorship now or will you require sponsorship in the future?
- Do you have at least 2 years experience supoorting individuals with a mental ill health diagnosis?
- Due to the nature of the clients within the service we require females only. Are you female?
Work Location: In person
