Mental Health Support Worker

Flexible Support Worker – Full time/ Maternity Cover

Location: Clacton on Sea, Essex

Contract: 10 month Fixed Term Contract, across a 7-day rota, worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, working across the North Essex Services.

Salary: £21,915.09 per annum (FTE £26,298.11 per annum)

About Us

Applying for a role with our client a registered mental health charity, will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at excellence level, the healthy workplace charter 2019, Inclusive Excellence Award 2024-2025 and retained its Mindful Employer status for a further two years 2024-2026.

Our client cares passionately about all aspects of their staff’s working life, and we don’t just write it we act on it too. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for all or at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

This spans from how workers feel about their duties and providing them with meaningful work, giving our employees a voice in accepting and utilising feedback, to their working environment ensuring quality and safety of the physical environments for all, and finally a leadership team with a focus on its people. Put us to the test and apply today!

About The Role

This role involves supporting clients transitioning from hospital to their homes, 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.

Shift Patterns:-

The working pattern for this role is across a 2-week rolling rota and comprises of 5 early shifts of 08.00am-16.00pm and Late shifts of 13.30pm-21.30pm and will include one working weekend every 2 weeks.

Benefits:-

• You’ll be added to SAGE Benefits
• x2 death in service salary
• Automatic enrolment on a workplace pension scheme (after 3 months).
• Company Sick Pay after 12 months continuous service.
• 9 days holiday (FTE 22 Days), plus all statutory bank holidays (holiday entitlement will increase to 25 days (pro rata) after 3 years of continued service).
• Mandatory Training is provided when and where appropriate.
• Future workforce development opportunities which align with the organisations ethos and values and its growth.