Mental Health Support Worker - DORS

About the Role - Own transport essential

This Mental Health Support Worker role is in place to support individuals managing and/or recovering from mental health crisis. It is incredibly fast paced, working with individuals for up to 6 weeks, you therefore must be flexible and adaptable, able to think on your feet, react well to change, have existing experience and/or qualifications.

This role would suit candidates looking to continue a career as a specialist support worker, recovery worker, care worker, care assistant, or similar role. Apply for this role today to make a positive difference in people's lives in this outcome driven service.

• There are full time and part time vacancies available - please specify preference in your application

Key Duties

• To facilitate the delivery of a service which follows a person-centred ethos and promotes independence.

• To complete dynamic risk assessments and support plans.

• Promote wellbeing and appropriately manage risk.

• Ensure adherence to company and national policies and procedures.

• To work flexibly as required by the service; this may require some working outside of your normal hours to provide consistent support.

• You will be supporting people in their homes, facilitating safe discharges and avoiding admissions.

• The role includes commuting across West Sussex; Travel will be reimbursed excluding your commute.

• Collaborative working with a team of professionals with a wide range of backgrounds

• Maintain compliance with mandatory & additional training in place to enhance your professional development

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience, ideally Mental Health/LD/Neurodiverse support.

• Ability to positively address and challenge inappropriate or negative behaviours and attitudes.

• Experience of using therapeutic de-escalation and/or crisis intervention techniques.

• Able to respond to changes in an individual’s needs and meet deadlines.

• To encourage and manage participation and involvement from the people we support.

• Computer literate, with confidence in using all Microsoft office programmes

Desired Skills:

It would be desirable for you to have had experience supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition and within a community-based service.