Support Worker

Description:

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?
Ability Care & Support provides support to vulnerable adults within the Hillingdon area with mental health conditions. We are looking for a Support Workers to join our friendly team on a full-time basis, providing care and support to help our customers make the most of their abilities, and support them to live independently.
Being a support worker can be a very rewarding job. Even though the role can be hard and often challenging, making a positive difference to someone’s life, and helping them become more independent brings feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction. It’s a great career choice for those who enjoy a varied job role and lots of interaction with others.
New to Health & Social Care? If you have a positive can-do attitude, and wish to make a difference in people’s lives, we will welcome your application for this role.
Do you have:
* An interest in helping other people, regardless of their condition.
* The ability to communicate clearly and sensitively when talking to people and their families.
* Good listening skills.
* Good problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt and act accordingly to situations.
* The ability to work both alone and as part of a team.
* A high level of patience and emotional resilience.
* Being empathetic towards everyone.
* The ability to make good, positive relationships with people and their families.
* The ability to communicate with other professionals.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* A non-judgemental attitude regardless of a person’s needs.
* The ability to remain calm under pressure, and when dealing with challenging situations.
About the role
You will provide outcome focused support to individuals living with a mental illness diagnosis, including one to one individual support, and liaison with other mental health agencies and health professionals on behalf of people who use our services.
You will
* Jointly develop, review, monitor and adapt person centred support and safety plans.
* Contribute to the protection of individuals from the risk of abuse and harm to self and others who access our services..
* Encourage those living with mental illness to recognise, understand and manage factors that affect their mental wellbeing and physical health.
* Work to enable and empower individuals to develop or improve their independent living skills, and to undertake activities of daily living.
Full Time position - 40 hours per week. The successful candidate will need to be able to be part of rolling rota, details of which will be discussed with the applicants that are short listed for interview.
Salary – £28,531.08 – 40 hours per week (£13.68ph) plus sleep in allowance
Benefits you will receive with this role.
* Support and Leadership
* Training and development opportunities
* Company healthcare scheme
* 30 days annual leave (included bank holidays)
* Contributory pension
* Sick Pay
This post requires employment references and clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service