Live in support worker

Live-in Mental Health Support Worker

About the role

We are looking for a compassionate, reliable and experienced Live-in Mental Health Support Worker to support adults within a supported-living environment.

You will provide person-centred, recovery-focused support that helps residents manage their mental health, develop everyday living skills and work towards greater independence. You will also help maintain a safe, calm and positive home environment.

This role does not involve personal care. Suitable accommodation will be provided during each working placement.

Key responsibilities

• Building positive and professional relationships with residents
• Providing emotional support and a calm, listening presence
• Helping residents follow their individual support and recovery plans
• Supporting residents to develop confidence and independent-living skills
• Encouraging healthy routines, including cooking, shopping and household tasks
• Prompting or supporting medication in line with agreed procedures
• Supporting residents to attend appointments, activities and community services
• Encouraging social inclusion, meaningful activity and community involvement
• Recognising changes in mental health and responding appropriately
• Supporting residents to identify and use coping strategies
• Following risk-management, crisis-response and safeguarding procedures
• Managing challenging situations calmly and professionally
• Maintaining accurate daily notes, incident reports and support records
• Liaising with colleagues, families and mental health professionals where appropriate
• Respecting residents’ privacy, dignity, choices and confidentiality

About you

You will be patient, emotionally resilient and non-judgemental, with a genuine commitment to supporting people experiencing mental health challenges.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience in mental health, supported living, social care or a related setting
• An understanding of recovery-focused and trauma-informed support
• Strong communication, listening and relationship-building skills
• The ability to maintain clear professional boundaries
• Confidence working independently and responding to changing situations
• A calm and thoughtful approach to challenging behaviour or emotional distress
• Good written skills for completing support records
• Flexibility, reliability and sound judgement
• A valid UK driving licence (preferred but not essential)
• Relevant care or mental health qualifications (preferred but not essential)
• The right to work in the UK
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide suitable references

Full training will be provided for the right candidate.

What we offer

• Competitive pay
• Regular breaks and an agreed rotation pattern
• Paid induction and specialist mental health training
• Ongoing supervision and professional development
• Support from an experienced management team
• Pension and holiday entitlement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and references.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to providing an inclusive working environment.

Pay: £12.71-£19.00 per hour

Work Location: In person