Weekend Mental Health Support Worker Brighton and Hove
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An exciting opportunity has become available to work within our growing Venture Onward Service based in Brighton and Hove as a Mental Health Support Worker. We have full-time or part-time roles available which will include weekend working.
Some of the reasons our existing team work for us are:
- an interest in mental health and/or wanting to gain clinical experience.
- the diversity of the role.
- wanting job satisfaction and a rewarding career.
- working in the community to enable people to live their best life and create independence.
- wanting to work for a people-centred and supportive organisation.
Does this resonate with you…? Then we would love to hear from you!
We provide bespoke, community-based support packages to individuals with a complex need, including a mental health diagnosis and autism spectrum disorder.
Our clients may have spent an extended period in hospital or other setting. We work with a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own home.
As a Mental Health Support Worker, your role will be delivering quality support that enables people to achieve their outcomes by using and developing person-centred support plans. You will be able to manage risks and vulnerabilities whilst promoting social inclusion and maximising the opportunities for the people you support.
If you have experience or an interest in developing skills in social care, mental health, as a Support Worker, Care Assistant, or Care Worker, apply today to take the first step towards your new career!
Benefits
- Working in a varied and dynamic working environment.
- Competitive rates of pay (£23,004 – £26,278 per annum pro rata) up to 45 hours per week.
- Benefits scheme.
- Full induction training and continued professional development.
- Flexible working with including evenings and weekends.
- Excellent support from experienced management and the wider clinical leadership team.
- The opportunity to get involved in this new and exciting service from the ground up.
Additional Information
We are looking for someone who is able to work the weekends in our service, however, this could be incorporated into a full-time Mental Health Support Worker role if needed.
Essential Skills
To be successful in this Mental Health Support Worker role, you should have:
- an enthusiasm and interest in working within the mental health sector.
- excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- a willingness to go the extra mile.
- a flexible approach that respects individual differences.
- the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, using your initiative.
Desired Skills
It would be desirable for you to have had experience of supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition and within a community-based services.
Full training will be provided so if you feel you can embed our values and offer quality support to enable people to achieve their goals, we want to hear from you!
About 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 may have endured trauma. The people we support may have spent an extended period in hospital or other setting, therefore we utilise a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own home.
Essential Requirements
To be successful in this Mental Health Support Worker role, you should have:
- an enthusiasm and interest in working within the mental health sector.
- excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- a willingness to go the extra mile.
- a flexible approach that respects individual differences.
- the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, using your initiative.
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