An exciting opportunity has become available to work within our growing, specialist mental health service in Brighton and Hove. We have full-time and part-time Mental Health Support Worker roles available!

Some of the reasons our existing team work for us are:

• An interest in mental health and/or wanting to gain clinical experience
• Diversity of role
• Wanting job satisfaction and a rewarding career
• Working in the community to enable people to live their best life and create independence
• Wanting to work for a people-centred and supportive organisation

Does this resonate with you? Then we would love to hear from you.

Venture-People offer outreach support and housing solutions to individuals with a mental health need, maximising their independence with the right support at the right time. We work in a person-centred and recovery-focused approach, steeped in therapeutic optimism.

We are looking for Mental Health Support Workers who will make up a growing team.

Your role will be delivering quality support that enables people to achieve their outcomes by using and developing person-centred support plans. You will be able to manage risks and vulnerabilities whilst promoting social inclusion and maximising the opportunities for the people you support.

This Mental Health Support Worker role would suit candidates with experience as a Recovery Worker or Support Worker or an enthusiasm for developing their skills in mental health, neurodiversity, and outreach support.

Benefits

• A varied and dynamic working environment
• Competitive rates of pay (£22,672-£25,506 per annum pro rata) up to 45 hours per week
• Benefits scheme
• Full induction training and continued professional development
• Flexible working with opportunities for evenings and weekends
• Excellent support from experienced management and the wider clinical leadership team
• A chance to get involved in this new and exciting service from the ground up

Info

On a full-time contract your working pattern would be Monday to Friday, 09.00-17.30.

Essential Skills

To be successful in this Mental Health Support Worker role you will need:

• an enthusiasm and interest in working within the mental health sector
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• a willingness to go the extra mile
• a flexible approach that respects individual differences
• an ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, using your initiative

Desired Skills

It would be desirable for you to have had experience of supporting a person(s) with a mental health condition and within community-based services.

Full training will be provided, so if you feel you can embed our values and offer quality support to enable people to achieve their goals, we want to hear from you!

About Company

Venture-People is an award-winning organisation, formed from our shared ambition to provide high-quality and psychologically informed support.

We provide bespoke, community-based support to individuals with a complex need; including a mental health diagnosis, neurodiversity, or may have endured trauma. The people we support may have spent an extended period in hospital or other setting, therefore we utilise a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own home.

Essential Requirements

To be successful in this Mental Health Support Worker role you will need:

• an enthusiasm and interest in working within the mental health sector
• excellent verbal and written communication skills
• a willingness to go the extra mile
• a flexible approach that respects individual differences
• an ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, using your initiative