Mental Health Support Worker

Future Directions CIC have an amazing opportunity to join our team in Wythenshawe.

**Salary - **£26,071 Per Annum

**Do you want to work for an organisation that has been rated OUTSTANDING by the CQC and awarded Best Employer of over 250 staff by Skills for Care 2020?**

**Future Directions CIC have an amazing opportunity to join our team**

**What We Can Offer You**
- Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 3%
- 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 30 days with service. You may want longer so buy up to an additional 5 days annual leave per year.
- We want to support our employees to achieve a great work life balance and we can consider a variety of working patterns and hours.
- Access to an employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing.
- Annual pay reviews
- Want to develop your skills and knowledge - access training and development opportunities including a range of apprenticeship programmes
- Occupational sick pay scheme to ease financial worries following successful completion of probationary period
- 20% pay enhancement for working waking nights
- Access to Metro Moneywise Credit Union - save & borrow through your salary
- Pay enhancement for working bank holidays over the Xmas and NY period.
- Access to meals when working in services and supporting people, creating a social experience. Subject to policy and procedure
- Refer a friend scheme - financial rewards from sharing vacancies to referrals starting on induction
- Free parking where available
- Paid travel expenses to induction and on training
- Annual Awards ceremony and quarterly engagement events celebrating success and employee contributions

Future Directions CIC have amazing opportunities for people centred individuals who enjoy going the extra mile. We have Support Worker/Personal Assistant Vacancies available across Manchester, where our aim is to help, support and creating meaningful lives for the people we support. We are seeking hardworking, values driven people to provide the best support to the people supported, so that they can live their best lives

**Our Service**

At our service in Wythenshawe we support individuals with learning disabilities, autism and some mental health issues. There may be some lone working required so confident**,** experienced workers are required.

Previous experience in positive behavioural support would be beneficial. The people we support at the house are confident, and it is important that the staff supporting them are too and take a proactive approach to support work.

On any given day you will be responsible for supporting individuals with personal care, medication, light cleaning duties and cooking meals.

It is essential that you are confident working with the people we support one to one in the community to take part in a range of activities.

**The Role**

Shifts will include; Early Mornings, Late Evenings, Sleep in Shifts and Waking Nights shifts (Sleep in and Waking Night Enhancements).

All successful applicants must be fully flexible to do all required shifts.

**Please Note: There is a genuine occupational requirement as to why Female Only applicants are required.**

**Our Mission**:
Future Directions is a Community Interest Company that works with individuals, families, commissioners and local communities to design and deliver personalised services; enabling individual choice and control to achieve fulfilled lives.

**Our Values**:

- To put people first.
- To be transparent.
- To go the extra mile.
- To be creative.
- To be adaptable.

**Our Objectives**:

- To engage individuals, listen to their needs, wishes, and support them to live a life they value.
- To work alongside individuals so they grow and feel valued.
- Employ, develop and value capable and understanding people.
- To build a growing sustainable business driven by our values.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,071.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Free or subsidised travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- Are you Fully Flexible? Can you work Mornings, Days, Evenings and Nights when required?
- Do you have any restrictions on the hours of work you can do? If so what are they?
- What is your current Right to Work status?

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person