Support Worker (Supported Accommodation) - Hounslow

Great opportunity to join a vibrant team of support workers who provide a 24-hours mental wellbeing specialist accommodation-based supported living service for adults aged 18-65 with a diagnosed mental illness and/or primary mental health needs.

£ 23892.96 per annum (basic salary) plus £ 1940 per annum (geographical allowance)

• Support individuals to maintain good mental health and maximise recovery outcomes to maintain independent lives, through culturally appropriate person-led service provision.

• Support individuals to prevent tenancy breakdown and loss of accommodation and to be integrated members of their communities.

• Partnership working with relevant agencies, in particular mental health professionals.

• Provide an environment where all individuals within the nine (9) protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010, feel safe, secure, and protected from avoidable harm.

• Promoting independence and enabling people to live as independently as possible.

Essential:

• Experience in supporting vulnerable individuals gained from paid work and/or voluntary and/or life experience.

• Minimum of GCSE or Level II qualification in English, or equivalent.

• Basic competence in the use of email and word processing software.

• Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude and able to be empathetic towards service users and create a trusting environment.

• Able to work in partnership with services users and establish and maintain professional boundaries in working with service users.

• Able to establish and maintain a safe environment.

• Willing and able to undertake domestic tasks with, and for, service users as necessary.

• Demonstrate problem-solving skills relating to welfare benefits, education and relationships.

• Open to - and willing to participate in - formal and informal job-related learning.

• Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues and other organisations.

• Able to use email and computerised systems for service user records and reports.

• Able to travel; have access to car/public transport.

• Able to work a varying pattern of shifts on a 24 hour 7-day week rota, with notice.

Desirable:

• Lived experience of mental distress.

• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.