senior care assistant Work, Jobs in thatcham, eng (with Salaries)

Senior Mental Health Support Worker, Thatcham
Response Organisation —Thatcham
- £28,938 - £32,214 a year
- Weekend availability
- Microsoft Office
- IT
- Communication skills
- Referral programme
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Senior Care Assistant
Hamberley Care Homes —Oxford
- £16.33 an hour
- 12 hour shift
- Hotel
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Care Assistant - bank
Berkley Care Group —Oxford
- £16.41 an hour
- Night shift
- Annual leave
Senior Care Assistant
Principle Care Homes —Fleet
- £16 an hour
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Live-In Carer - National
Unique Senior Care —Oxford
- £129 - £258 a day
- Care experience
- English
- Travel
Residential Care Worker
Mary Hare School —Newbury
- £27,514.50 - £29,381.02 a year
- 8 hour shift
- Care plans
- School
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Senior Care Assistant - Nights
Principle Care Homes —Fleet
- £15.50 an hour
- Part-time
- In-person
- Care plans
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Senior Care Assistant (Nights)
Greensleeves Care —Crowthorne
- £14.29 - £16.14 an hour
- Overtime
- Medication administration
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
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Senior Carer - Residential Care Home - Bank
Barchester Healthcare —Odiham
- £17.37 an hour
- Care plans
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Senior Carer - Residential Care Home
Barchester Healthcare —Reading
- £16.27 an hour
- Temporary
- Care plans
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Dementia Care Manager
Signature Senior Lifestyle —Caversham
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Nursing home
- Care plans
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
Activities and wellbeing Assistant
Broadmead Rest Home —Newbury
- £12.98 an hour
- Part-time
- In-person
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Care Assistant - Mental Health - Days
Wemyss Lodge nursing Home —Swindon
- £13.70 an hour
- Overtime
- English
- In-person
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Paid training
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Senior Care Assistant
Serene Healthcare Group —Andover
- £25,935 - £27,664 a year
- Full-time
- Paid training
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Bank Senior Care Assistant (Days)
Greensleeves Care —Crowthorne
- £14.29 - £16.14 an hour
- Overtime
- Medication administration
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
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Care Assistant
Sage Care Limited —Winchester
- £12.21 - £12.71 an hour
- Night shift
- No experience needed
- Paid training
- Employee discount
Care Assistant - Mental Health - Nights
Wemyss Lodge nursing Home —Swindon
- £14.05 an hour
- Overtime
- English
- In-person
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Senior Care Assistants –
Buckland Care —Swindon
- £12.80 - £13.50 an hour
- Full-time
- English
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Senior Care Assistant
Bupa —Farnham
- £13.45 - £14.30 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Care plans
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
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Live-in Healthcare Assistant
Bennett Care Hampshire Ltd —Farnham
- From £800 a week
- Temporary
- English
- Organisational skills
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Paid training
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Senior Mental Health Support Worker, Thatcham

Response Organisation -
Thatcham

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Job details

Full-time
£28,938 - £32,214 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Free flu jabs
Referral programme

Qualifications

GCSE
Microsoft Office
IT
Communication skills

Full job description

Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living.

Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health?

Senior Mental Health Support Worker - £28,938 - £32,214 per annum (Salaries vary depending on experiences)

Hours – 37 hours per week, Monday – Sunday, inclusive of bank holidays, shifts include mornings, evenings, weekends & sleep in’s.

Service – Carramar, Thatcham, Berkshire.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Response is looking for an enthusiastic, caring person to join their dedicated team at Carramar. The Carramar team focuses on providing care for clients in a 24 hour, 7 day a week supported housing service in Thatcham. The Carramar team creates a comfortable, safe and pleasant environment while helping residents work towards more independent living in the future.

As a Senior Mental Health Support Worker, you will be responsible for leading shifts, medication management, delegate tasks, manage incidents, monitor the health & safety of the project and residents. You will mentor support workers, leading by positive example alongside having your own case load. You will be responsible for providing person-centred support to clients with serious mental illness including adults who have a primary diagnosis of a psychotic illness often with one or more coexisting conditions such physical health issues, neurodiversity, drugs & alcohol use and cognitive impairment.

Our clients really appreciate the passion from our Support Workers too: “The staff are caring, kind, compassionate and understanding. They support me and care for me and are first class. I am happier now than I have been in years.” Client in Adult Services.

Overall job responsibility: Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.

Lead shifts, delegating set diarised and daily tasks
Take the lead during incidents, safeguarding and complaints in the absence of the manager, ensuring policies and procedures are adhered.
Ensure all staff are completing relevant health and safety tasks
Mentor new support workers through induction including the completion of the Care Certificate and medication training. Complete the care certificate assessors training.
Work within a One Team Approach and ensure this culture permiates throughout the team and lead by example.
Respond to service phone queries and requests from both internal and external customers in a timely manner and delegating where appropriate to other members of the team.
Undertake assessments of referrals and attend regular assessment and risk management training.
Provide emotional support, encouragement, and practical assistance to residents with daily living activities. This may include medication assistance, engaging with interests, education, accessing community groups/facilities, employment, teaching life skills such as shopping, budgeting, using public transport and skills such as planning to prepare and cook meals, maintain accommodation.
Ensure risk is continuously assessed and risk management plans are kept up to date
Comply and remain up to date with all safeguarding policies and procedures for both Adults and Children and Young People
Always represent the company in a professional and appropriate manner by considering punctuality, personal appearance and professional boundaries, including equal opportunities.

The Successful Applicant:

Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day – Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational.

Essential criteria:

GCSE’s in English and Maths (or equivalent)
A commitment to undertake continual personal development.
Detailed understanding of mental health and wellbeing challenges and the level of care and support residents may require.
An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.
Have good knowledge of how to support with referrals and assessments
An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues impacting people’s lives.
IT literate with experience using MS Office packages.
Previous related work experience.
Good communication skills, written, verbal and listening.
A genuine interest in mental health and well-being with a commitment to delivering Response's mission.

What We Offer:

27 days annual leave and standard bank and public holidays.
Blue Light card and other discounted shopping.
Employee Assistant Programme - with access to free counselling.
Cycle to Work Scheme (after probation)
Enhanced family friendly leave.
Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave.
£500 refer a friend bonus scheme.
Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments
Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS.
Free flu jabs.
Free DBS application.

You will receive the training and confidence to use core therapeutic talk therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-based Trauma Informed Care and Mutual Aid to provide the best possible support to our clients.

If this Senior Mental Health Support Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website. Closing date – 04/06/2026.

All our roles require a DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK – Unfortunately, Response are not able to offer sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for the role and require sponsorship, you will be withdrawn from the recruitment process. Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer.

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