Mental Health Support Worker

**Rethink Mental Illness are hiring a Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly team at Shipley Lodge, Derbyshire.**

**Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that’s why equity is one of our core values.**

Our Shipley Lodge service is a sixteen bed, single-level facility for both male and female clients, offering a clean and comfortable environment that supports recovery and independence.

**As a Support Worker**, you'll help individuals with mental illness regain confidence and participate in social and workplace activities. You’ll work closely with service users to achieve personal goals and access support for their recovery journey.
- Support Worker duties may involve personal care tasks such as assisting with eating, toileting, bathing, dressing, and hygiene, as outlined in care plans.
- I provide key worker support to service users, including one-on-one assistance and coordination with mental health agencies.
- I prioritise the individual’s needs, using communication, motivation, and coaching to help them achieve their goals.
- I build respectful, honest relationships with service users, maintaining professional boundaries and following the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.

**Essential skills and experience**:

- I am a good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient and willing to learn
- I can demonstrate behaviours consistent with the values of the Charity.
- I have experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
- I have experience of providing personal care including support with eating or drinking/toileting, washing/bathing/dressing/oral care and the care of skin and hair.

**Caring for our people.**

**We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include**:

- PULSE - our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
- Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
- Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
- Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
- Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
- £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.

**Who are we?**

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion_**
- Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter._

**_ Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation_**
- We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our _anti-racist statement_. We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our _Race Equality Action Plan_ which demonstrates our intention to h