Support Worker (Forensic Mental Health)
Oxford OX4
£9.00 per hour
Day Shifts: 7am - 2:30pm, 2pm - 9:30pm
Wake night shifts (9pm - 7:30am)
Why Work for us?
Achieve together is one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs. If your core values match ours: Making things happen, Having Fun, Being Brave and Valuing everyone then we’d like to hear from you!
What do our Support Workers do?
Supporting someone isn’t just personal care; it’s so much more. As a Forensic Mental Health Support Worker you could be supporting individuals with swimming, assisting with the weekly shop, or even helping to administer the right medication.
Our specialist Supported Living service in Oxford provides 24-hour high relational support and rehabilitation for vulnerable adults with mental health issues.
The position involves supporting individuals who have a criminal background in addition to diagnosis of mental health disorders and associated complex needs such as personality disorder, and associated challenging behaviours. We deal with the holistic approach with all the People we Support. Our Forensic Mental Health Support Workers are focused on active listening, meaningful engagement and ensuring people lead full, healthy and active lives.
If you would like to know more details about the role please click the job description below.
What experience do you need?
It is essential for candidates to have experience as a Mental Health Support Worker and it is ideal to have forensic experience.
Skills Required
- Have a 'can-do' approach to new tasks
- Sense of humour
- Motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic
- Adapt to new situations and read others efficiently
- Able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy and intensive environment dealing with unpredictable situations
- Confident and resilient
- Approachable, able to develop trusting relationships with service users to achieve positive outcomes.
What are the Benefits?
- 28 day holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Access Retail Discounts
- Reward and recognition monthly and annual
- Development and access to professional training
- Access to counselling services
- Continuous on the job training is provided
- Contributory Pension Plan
- Checks and Clearances paid for by Achieve together
*We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment.*