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Mental Health Support Worker

Halton Borough Council

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Halton Borough Council (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time, Part time

No DBS check required

£26,421 - £28,770 per annum (Pay award pending)

Monday to Friday


This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to join the well-established Mental Health Outreach Team.

We are looking to recruit to a full time position (37 hours per week) 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and proactive person to join our team to provide support to people with a range of mental health issues and/or acquired brain injuries, implementing individual care plans focusing on the direct needs of service users. Support is provided within people’s own homes or in the community.

As a mental health support worker you will work with individuals in a variety of ways to better manage their mental health and wellbeing, develop and maximise independence, become socially inclusive, and increase choices within the community. This involves outcome focused structured programs as well as person centred support.

Applicants should have a minimum of NVQ2, or equivalent, and experience of working in a social care setting, preferably within mental health. Ability to develop supportive relationships, promoting independence and well-being are key for this role. You will be highly motivated and have experience of social inclusion and building community links. In addition, the successful applicant will need to have good interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work as part of a team, be flexible in approach, and be willing to continually improve their own practice and service provision.

As a Local Authority we are passionate about supporting providing the very best working conditions for our employees and ensuring a [posotive work life balance and development oppurtunities. We offer our employees:

  • A competitive rate of pay
  • Development oppurtunities
  • Access to a generous pension scheme
  • Car user allowance
  • Free parking
  • Generous annual leave entitlement, up to 34 days per year
  • Flexible working scheme

Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

You must be willing and able to travel across the Borough.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Vicky Lockwood (Practice Manager) on 0151 511 7501

Interviews will be held in November 2024

Please note that Halton Borough Council do not offer sponsorship to work in the UK

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk


Closing date: Sun 27/10/2024 at 23:55
Job reference: ADU/24/294277
Vacancy downloads:

Self-disclosure-flowchart-1024x576.pdf

Completing_Your_Application_Form_Guidance.pdf

HBC_VALUES_FRAMEWORK_V2.pdf

JobProfile_-_MHSW.pdf

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