Overview
Community Support Worker Jobs in Central London – England – UK at Southern Education Recruitment Ltd
Title: Community Support Worker
Company: Southern Education Recruitment Ltd
Location: Central London – England – UK
Category: Healthcare, Social Work
SER are currently working alongside a Mental Health Service based in Greenwich who are currently seeking to appoint a Flexible Community Support Worker to join their team on a permanent contract.
This role involves supporting clients within the community to support them on their individual recovery path, offering flexible assistance for individuals with enduring mental health needs on a 7-day shift rota. The focus is on guiding clients through their recovery journey over a 24-month period, helping them set and achieve their goals, become more self-reliant, and reduce their dependence on medical interventions and hospitalisations.
The role also includes providing outcome-focused support, addressing dual diagnosis issues, managing housing-related aspects, and collaborating across various services and sites as needed.
Position:
Flexible Community Support Worker
Location:
Greenwich (various locations)
Contract:
Permanent Contract 37.5hrs per week across a 7-day rota, worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service.
Salary: £23,365.24
Closing Date:
Sunday 7th April 2024
Short Listing:
On or before 8th April 2024
Interview:
Face to Face interviews will take place week commencing 8th April 2024
About the role:
* Support Clients being discharged from hospital back into their own homes
* To provide flexible support to clients with enduring mental health needs over a shift rota of 7 days a week which will include evenings.
* To support client move on and manage their progress along their individual recovery path within a 24-month period
* To encourage clients to identify and define their own goals and work towards being as resilient and independent of services as possible, reducing their reliance on medical interventions and hospitalisations
* To provide focused outcome-based support measured against clients’ goals, recovery and achievements
* To support clients with specific needs arising from dual diagnosis
* To provide housing management across a range of accommodation provided to clients
* To meet the needs of the service you will be expected to work across different services and sites
Essential
Requirements:
* Experience of working with adults with enduring mental health needs or a similar field
* Experience of supporting client move on to independence within a time defined recovery path
* Understanding of Dual Diagnosis and complex needs
* Knowledge of The Mental Health Act
* Knowledge of Housing Acts and legislation
* Able to work flexibly across 7 days a week on a shift rota basis
Applying for a role with this Service will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at excellence level, the Healthy Workplace Charter 2019 and retained its Mindful Employer Status for a further two years 2022 – 2024.
This Mental Health Service cares passionately about all aspects of their staff’s working life. This spans from how workers feel about their duties and providing them with
meaningful work
, giving their employees a voice in accepting and utilising feedback, to their working environment ensu…
