Mental Health Waking Night Support Worker - Driver, West Yorkshire

Main Duties of the Job

• Flexibility - working night shifts including weekends and bank holidays
• Full UK Driving Licence (manual, not automatic)
• Good written skills and ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
• Basic IT skills (computer work, using online care system, writing emails)
• Good verbal communication skills and ability to listen to others
• Ability to maintain professional working boundary
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Job Responsibilities

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Our young people can still be quite active at night so you will have lots of interaction and will be required to support them their wellbeing, education, household tasks and general life skills. There will also be more challenging aspects to the role such as incident management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours. You will be required to update online care records, complete medication administration and provide effective handovers to the day staff. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment.

At our home in Liversedge, West Yorkshire you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, those who have difficult relationships with food and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. As such, you will be required to be patient and resilient as the support you will be providing to our young people will include supporting them to improve their relationship with food and managing incidents of self-harm. When our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: supporting them to self-administer their own medication, re-engaging with education, accessing public transport and appointments independently.

The home is a 5-bed service and is an Edwardian building with lovely spacious rooms including plenty of communal areas where young people and staff can work together. Alongside the house there is a fabulous back garden and large decking area. You will be working with an established, experienced and diverse staff team. Previous care experience is not essential and full training will be provided.

Person Specification

• Essential: Understanding of issues young people face, experience of working in a team, good written and IT skills, clean manual driving licence, ability to work night shifts, good verbal communication.
• Desirable: Formal qualifications in care, previous experience with young people with mental health needs.

Company Benefits

• Minimum 30 days holiday plus birthday off
• Enhanced company sick pay, pension, maternity/paternity leave
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Healthcare CashPlan, Employee Assistance Programme, free eye tests
• Excellent learning and development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
• Paid training, induction and DBS check
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £500 per referral)
• Free onsite parking

Employer Details

• Employer: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
• Address: Lyndhurst Residential Service, Liversedge, WF15 7DY
• Website: https://www.careinmind.co.uk/
• Contact: Recruitment Department, [contact hidden], [contact hidden]