Mental Health Support Worker

Here at NCHA we have a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our friendly and supportive Care & Support team as a Mental Health Support Worker based in Nottingham.

Blyth Street is an innovative mental health service for people who have stepped down from registered care and need support to help them to live independently in the community, based in the beautiful Mapperley Park in Nottingham.

Dale Street is a long term service is for people who struggle with enduring mental health problems based in Sneinton. We strive to give people informed choices on how they want to live their lives.

Have an understanding of Mental Health and want to make a difference?

You will be equipped with the right values and be given training to make you highly resilient to allow you to demonstrate patience and understanding even in times of crisis. We know it’s a challenging role, but we also know you will be remarkable at it.

So what will you be doing?

Support could be anything from providing emotional support to washing pots. One day you might get the chance to hear an amazing story about a service user’s life whilst supporting to cook a balanced meal with them. You may support service users with budgeting, administration, and you will be an advocate for them in professional meetings.

Your naturally empathetic personality will shine through during key work and by being organised and caring we believe you will make a massive difference to our service user’s well-being.

Numeracy, literacy and IT skills are essential as you will updating support plans and recording notes frequently.

Shift Patterns

Support is all year round; so you will need to be available to work a variety of shifts across weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Shift patterns are based around service user needs so our ideal candidate will be flexible. The working pattern is 37 hours worked over a 7 day period. These shifts can vary but generally will be between 8am and 9pm. We are unable to accommodate any part time roles due to our service needs.

All successful candidates will be required to take a numerical and literacy test prior to the interview.

We may close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient interest.

All correspondence will be via your registered email address.

You will need to attach a CV in order to apply for this role.

Apply online or email a CV over to HR@ncha.org.uk

NCHA strives to be a welcoming and inclusive employer as such we particularly welcome applicants from men, as they are currently under-represented within in our Care and Support department.

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