Mental Health Support Worker

Nottingham

£24,030 - £24,513 per annum

Here at NCHA we have a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join new Mental Health support service in Nottingham

NCHA are looking for support workers to join our new Mental Health Support Service in Nottingham. You’ll be supporting service users in the community to overcome issues in their daily lives have been impacting negatively on their mental health and wellbeing.

You’ll support service users to identify barriers/challenges to living independently and by utilising a strengths-based approach, develop a support plan to enable service users to remain independent in the community, or to facilitate a timely discharge from psychiatric wards.

We will be delivering a 12-week intervention which involves one to one community support. This will involve supporting service users to recover and overcome issues in their daily lives that impact negatively on their mental health and wellbeing.

The primary focus of the service is to enable our service users to remain independent in the community and to facilitate discharge from psychiatric wards.

Ideal candidate

We’re looking for someone who has the values, knowledge and skills of working within a support role supporting clients with mental health needs and can demonstrate how they use their skills and common sense to support vulnerable individuals. They’ll have a commitment to maintaining the dignity and rights of the individuals and families we work with, with top notch communication skills. Previous experience in a similar role is desirable, but we welcome candidates with relevant experience from other sectors or transferrable skills.

Working times and hours

Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00, 20 hours a week.

Over to you - click apply and show us why you are suitable!

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship.

As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT community and encourage inclusivity in the workplace. Male Support Workers are currently under-represented in this area and we particularly welcome suitable applications.