Salary: £19,101 p.a
Hours of work: 38 hours per week (Shift pattern including nights, weekends, Bank Holidays and Sleep-ins)
Location: London Borough of Bromley
Community Options is a trading name of Heritage Care, specialising in providing services for adults with mental health needs. We work with a diverse client group both within the community and in our accommodation based services. Care is provided to people through contracts agreed with Mental Health Teams and Supporting People across a range of community settings.
Throughout Community Options the emphasis is on high quality services which respond to the needs of service users, and seeks to maintain dignity, privacy and freedom of choice for each individual.
We look to recruit people who both embody and share our values: People that always behave with integrity and that seek to inspire everyone they come in contact with. People that respect diversity and value inclusiveness. People that constantly innovate to meet the needs of those we serve and impact lives in a positive way.
The Role:
The Support Worker’s role is: to build a trusting relationship with service users, to maintain and improve their quality of life through regular practical and social support, to increase independence, confidence, engagement and motivation and to support people with their physical needs in addition to their mental health needs. Some of the people we work with have a range of physical health needs in addition to their mental health needs, we expect staff to support them in issues relating their physical and personal care.
The initial placement will be in either one of our 6 registered residential projects, or one of our twenty-four hour staffed supported housing project within the Borough of Bromley or Sutton. 3 of the residential projects have satellite supported housing schemes attached to them, and staff working there would be expected to work in these projects providing support to people living there. Residential Support Workers may be moved from their initial placement in accordance with the needs of the service.
You will need to have:

experience of relevant working with people with mental health needs.
The ability to accurately record observations and other relevant information.
Ability to communicate clearly and with courtesy both face to face with people, and over the telephone.
Ability to work on own initiative and demonstrate the ability to organise own workload and set priorities.
Have or willing to work towards QCF level 2 in Health and Social Care or above in relevant area or willingness to achieve.

The benefits we offer include:

28 Days holiday including bank holidays
Pension scheme
Child Care Vouchers
Bike to work scheme
Discount scheme with a wide range of retailers.
Refer a friend scheme
Interest free season ticket loan for travel.
We also offer an excellent career progression, extensive training and support will be provided.
We provide QCF training (recognised by the City and Guilds) which can lead to formal nationally recognised care qualifications.

All successful candidates are subject to full pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please apply with an up to date CV and someone from Recruitment Team will be in touch shortly!