As a Senior Support Worker, you'll help us develop and deliver supported accommodation and floating support services, enabling our clients to gain increasing independence and develop their full potential. This will include:

• development and delivery a first-rate service – monitoring and evaluating our work and ensuring our objectives are met
• facilitate groups/activities as appropriate
• acting as keyworker to a caseload of clients
• carrying out risk assessments, develop personal support plans and provide both practical and emotional assistance
• assisting in the recruitment, induction and supervision of staff
• deputise in the absence of the Service Manager


About You:

• experience in a similar role
• experience of supporting clients in accommodation services and/or in the community
• good communication skills
• keyworking/groupwork skills
• supervisory/team leadership skills
• IT skills
• understanding of personalisation and self-directed support
• willingness to do on-call duties

Giving thousands of people each year a new sense of purpose and fulfilment, we're one of the UK's biggest providers of mental health care. Join us in Horsham, and become part of the most innovative mental health organisation in the country.

We offer great benefits, including 25 days' holiday per year, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers.

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Closing date: 20 August 2010. Interviews: 2 September 2010.
Senior Support Worker
£18,580-£21,948 pa
Horsham
12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)