Overview
Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference when it matters most? As a Mental Health Support Worker within the REST Stop Service, you’ll provide responsive hands‑on support to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, delivering therapeutic interventions that help people stay safe and develop the skills needed for recovery in a supportive and compassionate environment. You’ll offer person‑centred, trauma‑informed support through one‑to‑one and group activities, while assessing and managing risk on a recovery‑focused basis. From overseeing referrals, admissions and discharges to working closely with partner agencies, supporting with medication, and keeping care plans up to date, you will play a vital role in ensuring each person receives high‑quality, compassionate support that truly makes an impact.
Qualifications
- Experience in the mental health sector, working directly with clients to deliver effective interventions
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships whilst maintaining professional boundaries
- Flexibility to work a rota that includes weekends, sleep‑ins and bank holidays
Benefits
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- A wealth of learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, including access to counselling and GP services
- Employer contributory pension scheme
- Great maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Exclusive care workers discounts
- Access to a range of Employee Networks (People of Colour, LGBT+, Mental Health and Accessibility)
- A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to a Corporate Health Plan
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