Are you looking for rewarding work where you can make a real difference in people’s lives? Join our team in Nottingham as a Support Worker and help offer daily support to people with mental health conditions who may also have other needs for which we provide support, this includes, alcohol and drug misuse, mild learning disabilities and ASD.

Wage

£24,741.60 a year

Hours

Shifts To Be Confirmed - Including Early Mornings, Evenings and Weekends
39 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 8 August 2026

Duration

10 months

Positions available

1

What you'll do at work

We are looking for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Mental Health Support Workers in Nottingham. This role involves working closely with individuals who are living with mental health conditions, helping them manage daily challenges and achieve personal goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing emotional and physical support, including assistance with personal care when needed
• Supporting individuals with daily living skills and routines
• Encouraging participation in evening and recreational activities
• Promoting independence and well-being in a safe, secure, and supportive environment

Our services consist of self-contained flats across Nottingham, catering to individuals with mental health needs and, in some cases, co-occurring conditions such as substance misuse, mild learning disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Where you'll work

Browns Croft
Nottingham
NG6 0QW

Training provider

PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED

Training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents include:

• Apply national standards, organisational policies and procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
• Follow national legislation, policies and guidance in adult social care settings, relating to health and safety within the scope of own role.
• Consider the human rights of individuals in adult social care settings, in line with organisational policies relating to equity, diversity and inclusion to support an open culture.
• Demonstrate a duty of candour, and duty of care acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm.
• Apply a person-centred, co-produced approach when developing relationships with individuals to support their health and wellbeing.
• Assist with conducting risk assessments, which focus on positive risk taking, to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
• Apply the principles of positive and proactive care and support for those with lived experience to proactively avoid or reduce escalation, de-escalate, and manage conflict.
• Customise information, advice and guidance to individuals with or without capacity or their representative to make informed, independent choices and decisions.
• Adapt approach to care and support for individuals with lived experience to meet their current and evolving cognitive and physical needs and conditions.
• Recognise and respect how an individuals capacity determines their ability to make informed decisions about their needs.
• Identify and respond to signs and symptoms of changes in the physical and mental capacity, mental health and wellbeing of those with lived experience, and monitor, record and report changes.
• Use appropriate communication methods that are adapted to respond to the needs of individuals, stakeholders and family members in adult social care settings, including verbal, written, non-verbal and digital communication.
• Develop personal resilience and access support to maintain wellbeing of self.
• Use record keeping systems to maintain clear and accurate records of interactions with individuals, and others ensuring security of information and data.
• Apply methods of digital working and communication and new care technologies to support improvements in own work setting.
• Record learning opportunities in line with organisational policies that support lifelong learning and meet the relevant standards.
• Record, use feedback and supervision to improve own practice to identify and support the development of individual goals and career opportunities.
• Contribute and agree to the personal development plan demonstrating support required for new learning goals and reflection on actual practice.
• Monitors safe and effective administration of medicines in accordance with national and organisational policies and the limitations of own role.