Part-time Mental Health Support Worker

Professional Responsibilities:

• Experience working within a mental health environment.

• Good working knowledge of The Mental Health Order (1986).

• An understanding of current approaches to mental health practice.

• Ability to collaborate with a challenging resident group in a positive manner.

• Ensuring care-plans are comprehensive and understandable by the resident.

• Supporting, encouraging, and prompting residents with their medication.

• Accurately maintain documentation both manually and electronically.

• Ensure house rules are kept and adhered to, providing a safe environment.

• Communicate effectively with colleagues, residents, and visitors.

• Assisting residents with booking and attending appointments.

• Support residents in daily tasks; self-care, shopping, and household tasks.

• Promoting residents to develop their skills and increase their independence.

Company benefits:

To reward the demanding work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as follows:

·       £1000 Welcome Bonus*

·       Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.

·       A comprehensive paid induction programme.

·       Wide variety of training provided.

·       Career development opportunities.

·       Flexibility of shifts.

·       Employee Assistance Programme.

·       Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.

·       Health and wellbeing initiatives including team-building initiatives.

·       Free car parking and uniform*

·       Incentives for employee referrals*

·       *T&Cs will apply.

Please note we will only accept up to date CVs - without this an interview cannot be given.

Interviews may take place prior to the job advertisement closing as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application in a timely manner.

In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC.

An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer.

Macklin Care Homes are an Equal Opportunities Employer.