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Creative Support is looking for a warm, reliable and proactive Support Worker to join our friendly and passionate staff team in Blackburn, Lancashire.

We are looking for enthusiastic, person centred people to join our friendly and experienced team. This 24 hour supported accommodation based rehabilitation service provides outcome focused support to individuals with Mental Health/and or/ substance misuse rehabilitation needs. Using the recovery model along with our wellbeing sessions and signposting, we aim to prevent admission to hospital and to support people back to independence in their own homes in their local community.

This is an ideal position for someone looking for a unique opportunity to further their career in Mental Health Services, with an added opportunity to work in and alongside our Learning Disability Supported Living Services, with whom we work closely and where you will also be given opportunities to gain experience and expected to support.

Your role will include:

• Providing care, administering medication and helping with other domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning,
• To administer, monitor and liaise with community psychiatrist and GP when medication review is necessary
• To encourage social inclusion and accompany to groups in the community where needed.
• Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• You can chose to be paid on a weekly or monthly basis,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s on call teams

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We would encourage you to apply to us even if you have not yet had your COVID 19 vaccine. You will be required to have your first COVID 19 vaccine prior to your interview and your second vaccine before you start work with us. This time will be used to complete post interview recruitment checks. We would encourage candidates to apply to this post as soon as possible. If we receive a large number of applications we may process these prior to the deadline.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to [email protected] to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS