Support Worker

SIShave opportunities for Support Workers who can bring with them a variety of skills to support individuals within a mental health supported living scheme in Stone, Staffordshire.

As a support worker you will get in return

• Competitive Salary- £13.45 per hour
• £50 sleep rate
• Career development
• Skill enhancement
• Excellent Pension Scheme & Healthcare Benefits
• Enhanced DBS paid for by SIS (T&C's Apply)
• £350 Refer a friend Bonus – Tell your friends about us and earn an extra £350 when they join (T&Cs apply)

An introduction to SIS

As a leading provider of complex mental health and social health services, we are dedicated to excellence. Our commitment drives us to constantly strive to be the best in our field, ensuring that those we serve receive the highest standard of care.

The Support Worker role

Our teams provide outstanding care and support, working with individuals to understand their needs and help them to achieve their goals and ambitions. The role of a support worker is extremely rewarding, but can also be challenging at times, so patience and compassion are key.

About the service

Sherwood House is a new refurbished service which has 12 one-bedroom, self-contained apartments based in the town centre of Stone, close to local amenities and transport links. For the individuals we care for, this may be their first opportunity to live semi-independently and develop independent living skills. Whilst challenging, there is lots of opportunity for the successful candidate to help improve people’s lives and build an excellent team around the service.

What we are looking for

• Level 2 health & social care qualification or willing to work towards this.
• People that are enthusiastic about making a difference.
• Self-motivated, empathetic, dynamic, and creative within the care sector.
• Experience of mental health needs and challenging behaviours, this can be work related or from life experiences.

The post is subject to safer recruitment processes and an Enhanced DBS check