Mental Health Support Worker

Mental Health Support Worker

This role is predominately working within the community of Sheffield 

Target Housing is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. Over the past 25 years we have shown that stable accommodation and support can help transform lives and empower people to achieve independence.

If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!

The Role

This role is ideal for you if you have the ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise your workload, good listening and communication skills, display the ability to understand and follow policies and procedures as well as good writing skills to fill in care plans.

Mental Health Support workers at Target support people in their own homes and in their community. 

You may work with lots of different people who live with multiple disadvantages. People in receipt of support often have ASD, a learning disability, physical disabilities, may use substances and have committed offences alongside a mental health condition.

Responsibilities

• Encouraging people to develop person centered support plans, tailored to their individual wishes and aspirations
• Supporting people with social and physical activities as well as basics such as meal preparation and prompting to maintain self-esteem and dignity

• Helping people to get ready on a morning, go to work or University, do household tasks such as cleaning and cooking, budgeting, do social activities

• Monitoring individuals’ health and helping them to manage their medications, working proactively with supporting services such as the community mental health teams, likewise and probation to ensure a multi disciplinary approach
• Assisting people to attend appointments and support them to receive effective care and support

Skills and experience 

Your induction will include necessary training such as health and safety, first aid, medications and moving and handling. We also offer additional specific training around autism awareness, communication skills and working with people who have experienced trauma.

Good English and number skills such as GCSE in English and maths along with a social care qualification are beneficial but are not a barrier and we can support you to achieve these during your employment.

It is useful to have experience working in a similar role or with vulnerable adults either through a work placement, from your personal life, through volunteering or as part of a traineeship or apprenticeship.

Opportunities

When in your role you could do a vocational qualification or a continuing professional development qualification. As a rapidly growing charity, the opportunity to grow with us and begin a worthwhile and fulfilling career is here with #teamtarget

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A valid UK driving license and access to own vehicle. Business insurance will be required.
• Enhanced DBS Check.

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development
• Mileage Compensation
• Free Parking
• Paid for Enhanced DBS check
• Paid induction and training
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted

Our Ethos

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.

Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible!

Closing Date: 14/04/2025 but we will screen this regularly. Please note we do not offer sponsorship.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with

Amanda.fields@targethousing.org.uk