Mental health Recovery Support Worker (Bank) - Yeovil

Job Description

Lifeways – Specialist Support Services serving your local community, UK Wide.  Are you looking for a career that transforms lives for the better?  Perhaps you have a desire to make a real impact to your local community with the security a large company can offer including genuine career progression and an investment in recognized qualifications?

• Full Time -39.25 
• Opportunity to gain health and social care qualifications that are funded by Lifeways.
• Free DBS check
• Discounts and cashback at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Lifeways Rewards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to the employee assistance program which provides advice and support.

Here at Lifeways in Leek we are looking for Support Workers to join our fantastic team. Ideally you will have previous experience in a Care / Support Work, however, if you are new to the role and have a passion for helping others to lead their most independent lives then Lifeways can offer you excellent training and ongoing support to enable you to enjoy a rewarding career with us. 

At this service we have a range of male and female ranging from 26-56 years old. All our service users have a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition but also some have secondary diagnosis as well. We have service users who have paranoid Schizophrenia, Schizo affective disorder, emotionally unstable personality disorder, Bi- polar, substance and Alcohol misuse and Autism.

Our service users have their own tenancies for their flats, they don’t have 1-1 hours it is as and when required. Support ranges from supervising medication, support in living skills, making, and attending appointments, support into the community, shopping, life skills, setting up and paying bills, attending local activities like college, arts and craft groups and volunteering.  In the mental health division, we don’t do for our service users we support to complete tasks, our service users love music, walking, going on days out, arts and crafts and all love pets, we have pets in service, dogs, cats, birds and fish.

Staff who would work well here are needed to be resilient, adaptable as one day is never the same as the other, be an active listener, approachable and friendly, have good boundaries and work as a team in a consistent approach as our service users will pick up on this straight away and could cause team splitting. Be able to manage stressful situations, be willing to support people who may be under the influence of drugs. 

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