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Mental Health Support Worker

Venture-People Limited
Posted 7 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Worthing, West Sussex BN13, England

Salary

£12.17 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Venture-People is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to join their specialist discharge service, focusing on individuals in their first six weeks post-discharge.
  • The role requires flexibility, resilience, and excellent communication skills, as it involves working with vulnerable clients to prevent hospital re-admission.
  • Candidates must have a valid driver's license, as travel within the West Sussex Region is essential and paid for, excluding the daily commute.
  • Experience in supporting individuals with mental health conditions and creating care plans is desirable, although full training will be provided.
  • This full-time position offers a contract of 40 hours per week, with a competitive salary that will be discussed during the application process.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship with this role

If you have an interest in working in the mental health sector and making a positive difference, we have a fantastic opportunity to join us as a Mental Health Support Worker.

Car owners/drivers are essential.

Based in our specialist discharge service, you will be working with our multi-disciplinary team to support individuals in their first six weeks post-discharge you will also be working alongside vulnerable clients to avoid hospital re-admission where possible.

This Mental Health Support Worker role is incredibly fast-paced so you must be flexible and adaptable, able to think on your feet and react well to change.

The Mental Health Support Worker role will be a full-time 40-hour per week contract, covering the West Sussex Region. Travel is paid excluding the commute.

Essential Skills:

Although we offer full training, there are some attributes that will better equip you to succeed in what can be an incredibly rewarding role.

  • Resilience able to persevere when faced with challenging or difficult situations/people.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Willing to go the extra mile for our client
  • Flexible and adaptable to change

Desired Skills:

  • It would be desirable for you to have had experience in supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition and within a community-based service
  • Experience in creating/writing care plans and risk assessments would be beneficial

This role would suit candidates looking to start or continue a career as a support worker, recovery worker, care worker, care assistant, or similar role. Apply for this role today to make a positive difference in people's lives.

About the Company:

Venture-People is an award-winning organisation, formed from our shared ambition to provide high-quality and psychologically informed support.

We provide bespoke, community-based support to individuals with a complex need; including a mental health diagnosis, neurodiversity, or those who may have endured trauma.

The people we support may have spent an extended period in hospital or another setting, therefore we utilise a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own homes.

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