Teaching Personnel are working with an exceptional residential support service who are currently seeking Support Workers/Recovery Assistants to join their team in Marylebone.
We are seeking someone who is fully flexible to work across afternoons, evenings and night shifts, including weekends and can commit to a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Our client provides residential services to adolescents who are struggling with mental health difficulties or disorders and offers a bridge between the primary phase of treatment and the real world, enabling young people to continue practising their coping strategies in a safe, substance-free environment, without further lose in academic attainment.
The role will include ensuring that the appropriate support provided is in line with any individual support plans, whilst also carrying out several key allocated tasks.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a role-model for members of the residence and embody a strong presence in the building
- Ensure record keeping is always maintained to the required standard and safeguarding measures are always in place
- Conducting hourly rounds ensure the safety and wellbeing of all residents
- Be a great team player and report back any concerns to the residence manager or the on call team member urgently if in an emergency
- Be able to lead a comprehensive handover to relevant staff members before your shift ends
- Up-hold the Campus ethos always and protect the reputation of the establishments
- Champion best practice across the organisation
- Ensure the premises is secure and safe
- To be reliable and punctual
- To be constantly vigilant on health and safety matters and to share concerns immediately with line management.
- Build good relationships with staff and service users.
- Do everything possible to maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment that is recovery focused
- To proactively support/encourage the development of their well-being with helping maintain good routines and structure
- To assist with admin tasks in quiet periods
Personal Qualities & Experience:
- Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
- Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
- Willing to learn and adapt with the business
- A great team player with lots of energy
- Fantastic communication skills and excellent organisational/record-keeping skills
- Previous experience with supporting young people’s recovery
- Have lived experience of mental ill-health and of engaging with mental health services.
- Be stable in your own recovery and possess the resilience to support others in their recovery.
- Empathy, patience and sensitivity to be able to support people whilst maintaining boundaries.
- Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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