Mental Health Support Worker

Excellent training & promotion opportunities

Purpose of Job:

 1. To develop, monitor and maintain good personal relationships with residents and to meet both their physical and emotional needs in accordance with agreed care plans.

 2. To assist with the management of behavioural difficulties, and adults in vulnerable situations, within appropriate boundaries, consistent with Alexandra Homes’ guidelines and procedures.

3. To provide an emotionally secure, consistent, warm, supportive, homely and caring environment, appropriate to the social, cultural and religious needs of all the residents in the home.

4. To supervise and be involved in social and recreational activities of residents both inside and outside the home. To assist in the identification and assessment of the resident’s individual needs.

5. To contribute, as necessary, towards preparing, implementing and reviewing planning agreements within the Support Worker System. To attend reviews as required. To assist in supporting residents to maintain regular contact with their parents, relatives and friends.

 6. To ensure that all residents are aware of and have access to Alexandra Homes’ Complaints Procedure and that they are protected under the Safeguarding Adults policies and procedures.

7.  To assist in the maintenance of the requirements of the Homes Regulations and related legislation, the Health & Safety At Work Act, the Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations (COSH)  and the Fire Regulations.

8. To contribute towards the maintenance of standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the home, including the upkeep of furniture and equipment.

9. In the absence of the Manager and Senior Staff, to ensure the effective management of the financial resources of the home, working within agreed guidelines.

• Applicants must be able to work shifts, unsociable hours, i.e. weekends and Bank Holidays and be able to sleep-in.
• All posts are subject to satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced Level Disclosure Checks.

Sample Rota

The contractual hours for this post are 40. Please find below a sample of a rota, based on working 49hrs per week, which most staff elect to do, to benefit from additional hours available. If instead you choose to work only the contacted hours of 40hrs per week, your rota would be amended within the times stated below.

Please be aware that sleeping-in duties are allocated by Team Managers and not reflected in the rota below.

Key
■ = working day

Week 1   (Long Week)

Week 2   (Short Week)