direct healthcare support professional Dover, England
Job description
Welcome to a new opportunity, Are you ready to use your personal qualities to set yourself up for a career in this very fast moving, challenging but rewarding sector. We are really hoping that the right person will apply for this role with an open mind ready to embark on your future career path. Lots of information can be discussed at interview stage but for now its really important for us to meet and see if we can work together to train you to work with us in our care home.
Job Description will give you a good idea, but its also helpful to speak with us to find out more.
Job Title: Care Home Mental Health Support Worker
Hours: Permanent Full time 40hrs per week including Bank Holidays. flexible working rota.
Pay: different rates of pay pending experience and earning potential.
Good rates of pay for over time and lots of overtime available to offset wages, we do not use agency staff to allow all the staff to benefit form overtime to help pay for holidays, new car and that all important weekends away.
Accountable to: Trainee Registered Manager
Closing date: 'When the right person walks in' hopefully as soon as possible
Role: To support individuals living in a registered care home in the local community to learn and develop independent living skills and enjoy the fun side of life giving people a chance to sustain mental wellbeing, by learning coping skills and positive interactions.
This role is specific to our Westgate on Sea care home. If you can travel to this area comfortably please apply. There is easy access and free parking on site.
Public Travel routes are good to the care home.
Duties: As a Support Worker, you will be responsible for supporting people with managing their mental health, you could be working with people with mild Learning disabilities or autistic traits. Although you will be vital help for supporting people with their everyday activities this excludes nursing care. We are not registered to provide nursing care. You will be relied upon to assist in building trusting relationships and have good rapport to be able to support people to reach their full potential and work towards planning outcomes for moving on in the future at their own pace. you will be expected to manage some administration duties paperwork including, daily reports and evidencing practice.
Activities of support vary from daily living skills, support to appointments, travel, socialising in the community, completing benefit forms and accessing community-based activities such as going to gym, walking groups, community group engagement, work placements and other social and leisure activities; also support to engage with families and safe relationship building.
Are you prepared to be there to support people through difficult periods in their life with the management support and intervention. No day will be the same. Some people may need emotional support to get them through a difficult time, for most we expect that you are able to place yourself in a situation with someone to simply listen and be caring.
As a mental health key worker, you will work in partnership with local organisations including Community Mental Health Teams, Social Services, Probation and Court services, HMRC, GP Surgeries, LD teams and other outside agencies who are there to offer our service users the support they deserve.
We offer you as part of the 'EKWIP' Programme*, ask about this at interview
Blue Light Card
Apple IPhone for work use only
Mileage allowance 35p per mile paid
Diploma 3 in Health and Social Care after 6 month probation period and ongoing training and support for your career path*
Regular supervisions and support*
Career Progression
Birthday half day paid off *
Excellent rates of overtime available including overtime plus incentive after completion of probation period *
Counselling support pending application*
Pension Scheme
7 day working rota but very flexible and supportive, working to create a work life balance for all staff.
Positions are subject to satisfactory DBS check and two references.
For more information about the post, please visit avondalecare.co.uk>Careers>
Skills and Experience
- Full driving Licence and car is desirable.
- An interest in working with and supporting people
- Experience with Mental Health and supporting or caring for someone would be nice to see.
- Experience of working with challenging behaviour would be exceptional for this role but if not, training is provided if your willing to learn.
- Kind and Caring nature.
- Practical thinkers, but it takes all kinds.
- Must be flexible in your approach to all situations and to the sector.
- An understanding of the importance of Equality and Diversity and treating people with dignity.
- Understand the benefits of positive attitudes.
- Good literacy and communication skills
- Interest in developing your own practice
- Honest and reliable
- Understanding the importance of confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 75)
As the post for which you are applying is exempt from Section 4.2 of the above Act, you are required to disclose information concerning convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provisions of the Act. Any information given in this respect will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to this application. Failure to disclose any such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
We aim to promote equal opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from diverse candidates. Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant.
Having a conviction, either ‘spent’ or ‘unspent’, will not necessarily bar you from employment. This will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s).
Additionally, we have a comprehensive policy on Disclosure and Barring Service practices, handling and storage of certificates of disclosure and we will ensure that whilst there will be insufficient space within the New Data Protection Regulations – What does it mean to me?Document, to identify everything relating to the lawfulness of data collection, we will ensure that this document is used to reiterate where we have specific policies and will guide the reader to these AND where we can cite the reasons for collection of data, such as on the application form, this will always be our preference in the spirit of total transparency.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.00-£11.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
COVID-19 considerations:
Regulations requiring COVID-19 vaccination to work in Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care homes are to be lifted from 15 March 2022. All staff are expected to follow all PPE guidance in the home and take part in regular testing as part of policy.
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 07/08/2023
