Bluebird Care Durham North
Mental Health Support Worker
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Mental Health Support Worker
We’re recruiting for amazing roles with a focus on fun and fulfilment!
Locations: Colchester & Tendring
Available contracts are in Care Delivery
Salary Details
Support Worker (Mental Health Focus):
- Hourly Wage: £19.90 (base post-17.80p/h progression)
- Key Responsibilities:
- Medication prompting & support
- Promotion of companionship
- Urban and community outings
Care Assistant
- Hourly Wage: £13.90 – £17.80 p/h
- Current minimum: £13.25 (if under 2 years experience)
Clinical Carer
- Hourly Wage: £14.65 – £18.15 p/h
Live-in Carer
- Salary: £975 – £1,150 per month
- Adjustable according to care package complexity
Awake Nights
- Hourly Wage: £14.65 – £18.15
Sleep-ins
- Nightly Rate: £115
An Environment That Celebrates Joy
"Support != Sad" is our core ethos. Join a team that fosters enthusiasm – from festive arts & crafts sessions and community carnivals to awareness days and seasonal fun.
Recent Staff & Customer Highlights:
- Xmas Party: Hot chocolate, decoration-making, dancing, and biscuit decorating
- Halloween: Pumpkin-carving workshops with staff and clients
- Clacton Carnival: Grease-inspired dress-ups and team-made decorations
- Dementia Awareness: 1,300+ volunteers facilitated through engagement programmes
- Playful Trivia: Friendly shaving foam pies (carefully delivered!) by leadership
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About the Role
Are you passionate about providing high-quality, holistic care? Want to join a supportive team that values free training and creative ways of working? We’re looking for committed Support Workers who thrive in a flexible, fun environment while delivering meaningful care.
With tailored training, pairings, and public recognition programmes, you’ll feel empowered every day.
Job Types Available
- Full-time
- Part-time
Responsibilities
- Companionship & connection: Build trusting relationships with clients through engaging activities
- Medication & support: Expert administration and memory prompts for those with cognitive needs
- Urban integration: Help clients explore or access community spaces and services
- Mental health & morale: Attentive listening, encouragement, and uplift through tailored activities
Requirements
- Manual driving licence: Mandatory
- Location proximity: Must live near Colchester/Tendring or surrounding areas
- Pets: Ability to care for clients with pets (e.g. cats & dogs)
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Benefits
- Personal growth: Paid training in dementia awareness, mental health support, and more
- Implementation recognition: Award-winning referral programme for clients and staff members
- Authentic appreciation: Money-back rewards study (10% paid through Amazon gift cards) for feedback on your experience
- Flexible professional development: Dementia Friends programme participation
- Hospitable culture: Private nursing uniform and competitive housekeeping
- Community vitality: Free or subsidised charitable areas (transport bonuses for shared pools)
- Corporate backing: Opt-in pension scheme
- Inclination: Team-building where employees and clients non-corpse connect through creative involvement
Apply & Key Application Questions
- Can you confirm your email address?
- Do you have mental health experience? If yes, how many years?
- Can you work in a client’s home with pets?
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