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Mental Health Support Worker

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We are looking for a motivated & caring individual who would like a rewarding role as part of a supported living service that really makes a difference.

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will join our team supporting service users in their homes in Epsom, Surrey. Accordia staff benefit from great career progression, sector-leading professional training and great job stability.

We specialise in providing person-centred care for adults with a forensic mental health background, challenging behaviour, learning disabilities and autism to enable them to play a meaningful role within their community. You will be responsible for the delivery of outstanding care to the people we support.

Our flagship supported living service on Reigate Road is an 8-minute walk from Ewell East train station and has on-site parking.

Requirements

  • Experience with working with people with mental health issues, autism, challenging behaviours and learning disabilities
  • Experience of using restraint techniques or willingness to be trained to use restraint techniques
  • Ability to confidently work alone whilst being part of a wider team
  • Strong ethical values and a person-centred approach
  • Flexibility & ability to work shifts to meet the needs of the service
  • Enthusiasm, resilience, confidence, high-energy and a proactive approach to providing exceptional person-centred support & overcoming challenges
  • An interest in biking, fishing & swimming and ability to accompany the person they will be supporting in their leisure pursuits
  • Enthusiastic and a creative approach to provide the best person-centred support possible
  • A commitment to personal and professional development
  • Resilience and drive to overcome challenges
  • The ability to understand and demonstrate empathy for the people you are supporting
  • Be passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism
  • Be prepared to work with people who present with challenging behaviour and in some cases risky behaviours
  • Be energetic, active, confident and fun!

Desirable

  • Experience working with either forensic mental health, supported living or in a residential setting
  • An NVQ qualification in social care or a Care Certificate (training can be provided)
  • Knowledge and understanding of diabetes / experience of working with individuals with diabetes (training can be provided)
  • Has a full UK valid driving licence
  • Lives within a 30-minute commute / drive to Epsom

Benefits

    • Company pension scheme
    • Fully employer-funded health cash plan
    • Access to 24/7 remote GP service
    • Employee appreciation programme
    • Counselling service
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • EarlyPay - salary advance scheme
    • Blue Light Card
    • Onsite parking
    • Free pre-employment DBS check (you will then need to sign up for the DBS Update Service with a £13 annual subscription)
    • Outstanding training, including training in risk management / care planning and fully funded NVQ qualifications
    • Excellent opportunities for career progression
    • An extra day off on your birthday
    • Enhanced rates of pay for agreed overtime, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day

Job: Mental Health Support Worker

Pay: £13.21p per hour (Overtime rate of £13.71p per hour);

Hours: 48 hours per week (based on 12-hour shifts)

Sponsorship:

We may be able to offer Tier 2 Sponsorship for the right candidate. To qualify, candidates must already live within the local area of Accordia Supported Living Service in Epsom, Surrey.

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  • Do you currently live in the United Kingdom? yes / no
  • Do you live within a 30-minute commute to Epsom, Surrey? yes / no
  • Do you require a Certificate of Sponsorship? written answer
  • Which of the following Right to Work do you have? (evidence will be needed): choose one
  • Do you have any criminal convictions, cautions or are you the subject of any police investigations in the UK or abroad? yes / no
  • Do you have experience of working with people with either mental health issues, autism, challenging behaviours or learning disabilities? yes / no
  • Are you experienced in or willing to be trained in restraint techniques? yes / no
  • Can you work alone with confidence whilst being part of a wider team? yes / no
  • Can you work flexibly to meet the needs of the service? yes / no
  • Are you enthusiastic, resilient, energetic and proactive? yes / no
  • Do you have an interest in outdoor sports such as cycling, fishing or swimming? yes / no
  • Do you have experience of working in either a forensic mental health, supported living or residential care setting? yes / no
  • Do you have an NVQ qualification in social care or a Care Certificate? yes / no
  • Do you have experience of working with diabetics? yes / no
  • Do you have a full, clean & valid driving licence? yes / no
  • Have you ever been disqualified from a practice or a profession, or been required to practice subject to specified limitations following a fitness to practice investigation by a regulatory body in another country? yes / no
  • Do you have any criminal convictions, cautions or are you the subject of any police investigations in the UK or abroad? yes / no
  • Are you on the DBS update Service? yes / no
  • Do you have experience of working with people with either mental health issues, autism, challenging behaviours or learning disabilities? yes / no
  • Do you have a person-centred approach? yes / no
  • Are you able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service? yes / no
  • Are you committed to personal and professional development? yes / no
  • Are you prepared to work with people who present with challenging behaviour and in some cases risky behaviours? yes / no

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