Rethink Mental Illness
Mental Health Support Worker
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Join Our Team as a Mental Health Support Worker
Location: Albany House, Stratford Upon Avon
Enhancement Additional Payments:
- £50 - Per sleep in (8 hours)
- £0.86 - Unsocial Hours
- 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for an experienced and caring Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our dedicated team at Albany House – a CQC Registered home supporting with severe and enduring mental health challenges.
About Albany House
Albany House is a small, CQC-registered service that supports up to eight people living with severe and enduring mental illness. We provide a warm, recovery-focused environment where individuals can build confidence, develop daily living skills, manage their finances, and work towards goals like education, training or employment. Our aim is simple: to help each person move forward at their own pace and live a more independent, fulfilling life.
What you will do?
In this role, you will support individuals on their recovery journey, helping them build skills, confidence and independence. Your work will include:
- Providing one-to-one key-worker support and building positive, professional relationships
- Carrying out assessments and developing personalised support and safety plans
- Encouraging people to manage their mental and physical wellbeing
- Supporting individuals with daily living skills and accessing community services
- Liaising with mental health agencies, professionals and community groups
- Contributing to safeguarding and promoting a safe, supportive environment
- Keeping accurate records, monitoring progress and sharing information with the team
- Helping improve the service by offering feedback and supporting colleagues
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What we’re looking for:
- Experience supporting people with mental illness or in a social care setting (paid or voluntary)
- Great listening skills, empathy, patience, and kindness
- Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet)
- A commitment to our values and willingness to learn
If you have transferable skills and a passion for helping others, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.
Why join Rethink Mental Illness?
We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:
- An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
- Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
- Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
- Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
- Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
- Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
- Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
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Our commitment to inclusion
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view Revised EDI Plan - Rethink.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.
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