Mental Health Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Jigsaw Creative Care Full time

**Mental Health Support Worker**

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced mental health workers to make a difference resettling an individua(s)l from hospital into the community. In return we are offering very competitive rates of pay and great mentoring, training and development opportunities.

Jigsaw aspires to provide services that enable and empower the people it supports. We are committed to the framework of Rights-based and strengths-based support underpinned by the ethos of PBS and Quality of Life.

Come and help us work towards transforming the life of an individual through sensitive, trauma informed, skilled support.

In return we offer excellent rates of pay and a reciprocal working environment where we reward professionalism, resilience, hard work and commitment.

**Job Purpose**

To resettle individual(s) from hospital settings into the community and provide bespoke environments tailored to their Best Interests, needs and wishes.

**Essential Attributes**
- An effective and positive Team-Player with a willingness to learn, working as part of a core and cluster team.
- A commitment to ensuring a Rights-Based, Strengths-Based support and PBS agenda is implemented throughout the service, providing person centred care to the individual’s you’ll be supporting.
- Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals
- Focus and commitment on enabling people to live their best lives.
- Ability to learn about individuals' specific needs and provide support in the most appropriate way.
- Provide sensitive and responsive support and be mindful of a trauma informed approach through providing resilience, consistency and continuity.
- Driven and passionate about building appropriate and safe relationships that enable you to make a difference and have a positive impact on people’s lives.
- Recognise peoples right to grow and develop and be creative and innovative in supporting this.
- Experience understanding the rationale, formulation and function of individuals behaviours of concerns and providing an evidenced based and well informed skilful response.
- Relevant qualifications and/or experience with working with individuals with complex mental health conditions and other multiple diagnoses such as autism.
- The post-holder will be required to be willing and able to work shift patterns, weekends and public holidays and take part in the organisation’s on-call system.
- The staff member will make sure that they fully understand and fulfil their responsibilities in respect of both Health & Safety and Diversity & Inclusion at all times

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Reading: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Mental Health Support: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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