Activity Based Support Worker
Overview
Company: Norton Housing and Support
Location: Leicester City
Job Type: Part-Time
Hourly Rate / Salary: £11.80
Working Hours: 20
Benefits
- A rewarding and varied job, where you make a real difference to the lives of adults with a mental health diagnosis, enabling them to live as independently as possible.
- A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills. Our current training programme includes trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing, and safeguarding.
- A small, friendly team. In our 2023 survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work. "I enjoy feeling like I make a difference to people's lives, and the flexible hours work with family life and commitments. It's a great feeling knowing you have brightened up a person's day".
- Regular support from your line manager and colleagues.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
- A health plan, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
- Attractive pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Mileage paid for car usage
- Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working
The Role
If you have experience of developing and delivering workshops or skill based personal development sessions for adults, and of supporting those with mental health needs, this role could be perfect for you! We are looking for committed individuals who are driven by a desire to make real difference to the lives of adults living within our Supported Accommodation settings.
We are looking for a candidate with:
- Minimum of 3 years demonstrable experience in developing and delivering workshops / skill based personal development to ages 16+ and/or a minimum of level 2 qualification in health and social care or related subject.
- Understanding of, and skill in producing, person-centred and co-produced activities to aid personal development
- Demonstrable experience in providing positive, engaging and enabling support for people with mental health needs that motivates and creates healthy challenge to inspire personal development.
- Active listening skills and ability to apply Unconditional Positive Regard
- An ability and motivation to tailor approach based on the needs, cultural background, age and ability of individual service users.
A full job description and person specification are available on our website
Supporting Documents
Contact Details
Vicky Gibbons / recruitment@nortonhousingandsupport.org.uk / 0116 2538541
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