Mental Health Support Worker
Location: Braintree, CM7
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours across a 7-day rota
Salary: £24,851.23 per annum
This role involves supporting clients transitioning from hospital to their homes, offering
flexible assistance for individuals with enduring mental health needs on a 7-day shift rota.
The focus is on guiding clients through their recovery journey over a 24-month period, helping them set and achieve their goals, become more self-reliant, and reduce their dependence on medical interventions and hospitalisations. The role also includes providing outcome focused support, addressing dual diagnosis issues, managing housing-related aspects, and collaborating across various services and sites as needed.
Shift Patterns:
The working pattern for this role is across a 4-week rolling rota and comprises of a mixture of early shifts of 08.00am-16.00pm and late shifts of 13.30pm-21.30pm and will include one working weekend every 2 weeks.
All mandatory training will be provided.
Benefit:
Added to SAGE Benefits, X 2 death in service salary, automatic enrolment on a workplace pension scheme (after 3 months). 22 Days holiday, plus all statutory bank holidays (holiday entitlement will increase to 25 days after 3 years of continued service). Company Sick Pay after 12 months of continuous service. Mandatory Training is provided when and where appropriate. Future workforce development opportunities which align with the organisation’s ethos and values and its growth.
Applying for a role with my client will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at an excellence level, the Healthy Workplace Charter 2019 and retained its Mindful Employer status for a further two years 2024-2026.
Our client cares passionately about all aspects of their staff’s working life, and we don’t just write it we act on it too.
This spans from how workers feel about their duties and providing them with meaningful work, giving our employees a voice in accepting and utilising feedback, to their working environment ensuring quality and safety of the physical environments for all, and finally a leadership team with a focus on its people. Put us to the test and apply today!
Our client is committed to being an inclusive workplace, and our recruitment process is designed to be accessible to all interested applicants.
Initially, candidates who have been shortlisted will undergo a pre-screening telephone interview, and depending on the outcome candidates will be invited for a face-to-face interview.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments for all or at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Please note our client does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £24,851.23 per year
Experience:
- supporting people with mental health illness: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
Location:
Work Location: In person
