Community Support Worker

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a small company which has been established for over 14 years and has a proven record of working with people with enduring mental health difficulties in the community enabling them to achieve their goals.

We call our workers PAL’s (Peers and Allies for Living) an accessible name where bringing lived experience or shared interests are equally important. We match our workers and clients carefully as we believe being understood by someone who you connect with is the most powerful means to support. Working within Nottingham city centre, you would be delivering sessions at client homes and at locations within the community.

We are looking for a worker who has an excellent values base, and has previous experience of working professionally in a caring role.

You would carry a caseload of clients with complex mental health needs in the community who you work with on a 1:1 basis, this may include but is not limited to:

• Build Relationships
• Assessment and Goal Planning/ Personal Pathways
• Person Centred Support Planning
• Risk Management
• Outcome Focused support
• Advice and Guidance
• Referral and Signposting to other avenues of support
• 1:1 Community work with Flexible caseload.

You will be supported by Senior Staff to carry out this role with regular supervision sessions. Business working hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm and excludes bank holidays.

2 positions available:

22.5 hours per week (spread over 3 or 4 days)

37.5 hours per week (5 days per week)

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: £13.45 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Transport links

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What is your experience working in the community in a care setting
• What is your knowledge of Real Lives
• Are you able to travel independently in and around Nottingham City Boundaries

Experience:

• Working in a care occupation: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person