Relief Recovery Support Worker - Mental Health Services

Job Description

We are seeking compassionate people with emotional intelligence and person-centred values for the interesting and rewarding role of Relief Recovery Support Worker, supporting people with mental health and other needs in a high quality, new-build supportedliving service in Duston, Northamptonshire. The service will provide person-centred, recovery-focused support to promote independence, tenancy sustainment and positive risk management.You will ensure that service users are enabled to make progress in theirpersonal recovery journey and to attain goals relating to their mental health & wellbeing, independence and quality of life. You will support individuals to move into their new homes and to become as independent as possible in managing their tenancies andall areas of daily living.You will provide psychological and practical support to enable people to grow in self-esteem and confidence. You will empower people to make informed choices and to enjoy a fulfilling life by developing supportive relationships withothers, make community connections and access meaningful activities. You will work closely and effectively with all members of the individuals support network, including their families, social workers, NHS professionals and voluntary agencies.You must beable to build warm and trusting relationships with individuals, based on respect and unconditional positive regard. You will need to have good verbal and written communication skills and be confident in liaising with external agencies. You must be able towork in a work in a reliable and accountable manner and have the ability to carry out the role of Key Worker, contributing to needs/risk assessment and the development of person-centred support plans.You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of mentalhealth needs and the challenges experienced by people who may have experienced trauma and adverse life events. You will be committed to equality and able to practice in an inclusive and non-judgmental manner. Relevant experience is essential for this role.Yourwork base will be the supported living service which is located close to Northamptonshire town centre and comprises of 10 well designed, self-contained one bed apartments, with a communal lounge and on-site staff office.The benefits of joining Creative Supportas a Relief/Bank staff member is the flexibility to pick shifts to suit you and work in services that are local to you.We can offer you: A competitive salary Good conditions of service including company sick pay Paid carers leave Free life assurance Comprehensivetraining Opportunities for professional developmentWe would really welcome the opportunity to tell you more about this exciting role. For an informal discussion please contact Leigh Birch by email to citing a contact telephone number.Creative Support is apassionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds andcultures.We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.