Job Description

Reference 52250

Specialist Support Worker

The Elms, Shrewsbury SY2 5PE

£23,692.50 per annum

Full and part time hours avaialble

About the role

As part of our own expansion, We are currently looking to recruit a number of new positions in our Mental Health Specialist Support Worker roles based at our Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery service in Shropshire.  The role will be based in Shrewsbury to provide recovery-focused support to individuals with complex and enduring mental health needs, working as part of a 24-hour service.

In your role you will assist Adults with ordering medication, diet, exercise, employment, training, relationships, sleep hygiene, daily activities, appointments, and confidence.  Our main goal is to support our resident groups daily living goals so they can live independently, whilst living with mental health illness(s) .

We work closely with the NHS, adult Mental health social workers, advocates, local support charities, employment agencies and family to ensure that a personal support plan and goals can be reached for everyone.

The benefits;

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• Birthday leave
• New Home leave
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme
• Employee Wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options

About You

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic  team members who would like to join our team  to deliver a quality service to vulnerable adults.

Qualities and skills

• Caring, good listener who is proactive. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Have hobbies or interests that could support our customers in finding their own.
• Some experience with mental health and other challenging behaviours
• Doesn’t mind IT, basic knowledge of Microsoft, we can teach you the rest.
• Flexibility and understanding
• Great sense of humour and a can-do attitude
• Someone who can progress with support with they’re personal development and training.
• Understand confidentiality and record keeping
• Good time keeping, reliability and punctuality.

Trident Group has over 60 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 750 staff, works with over 150 volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £37m and owns assets close than £190m.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering person-centred care and support services. These services include supporting people within registered care, domiciliary care, people with learning difficulties, those with mental health needs, young people at risk, older people, BME groups, people at risk of being homeless, those seeking employability, education and training opportunities and those fleeing domestic abuse.

Trident offers their employees learning and development opportunities and wants to invest in their development and career growth. Through our apprenticeship scheme, we offer various courses in areas that will help support employees within their roles and for their further development.

We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a person-centred organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.

By joining Trident Group, you will have the opportunity to join our Diverse Voices Steering Group to ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion remains at the heart of everything we do. 

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

Applying

All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• Management
• Support Worker