Support Worker - Mental Health

Location

Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex

Salary

£13.60 per hour

Service Type

Complex Care Service

Speciality

Mental Health, Autism, Learning Disability

Active Prospects is recruiting for Day Support Worker(s) to join our complex care service in Crawley, West Sussex.

Are you kind? compassionate and have a passion for empowering people to lead an aspiring life. Are you patient, resilient and able to bring calm and consistency to people who may be living independently for the first time. Three Bridges is a female only service for four ladies who require a wide range of support from emotional support, learning new coping mechanisms and finding their way into Adulthood.

The role is about supporting people to lead a Gloriously ordinary life full of opportunity, fun and helping people to reach their goals and aspirations. The role can be tough, but the rewards outweigh for example one individual has spent 26 years in a hospital setting but now has lived in the service independently for 2 years. One person has a paid job and two people go to college. The ladies especially like days out such as Brighton on the bus, clubbing, karaoke, eating out and planning events.

You will need to be adaptable, flexible, mature and be able to support our people to gain back their independence through empowerment, active support, positive risk-taking and out of the box thinking. It's important to note that some of young people may self-harm, have anxiety or on occasion show behaviours of concern.

Three Bridges Road currently supports four individuals with autism and a range of other diagnoses. All have previously been inpatients in hospital settings and are now making Three Bridges Road their long‑term home.

One of the people we support accesses the community independently and with support, and enjoys weekly wash‑and‑blow‑dry appointments and attending live music events.One of the people we support volunteers at a local dog shelter and enjoys lego, puzzles and diamond art. One the people we support enjoys swimming and would like to return to this activity and one the people we support attends weekly kung fu classes and completes yoga online.

They all enjoy spending time together in the Zen Den watching Netflix and socialising.

During the summer months they enjoy picnics and games in the garden.

The ideal people will have a passion for working with people with enduring mental health, a keen interest in the psychology behind complex behaviours that challenge and the willingness to learn and practice Positive Behaviour Support

Three Bridges Road is close to public transport, with a short walk from the bus stop/train station to the service. Drivers are always welcome – there is free onsite parking available.

In return for your dedicated service you can expect a competitive rate of pay of £13.60 per hour with additional pay on some of the Bank holidays, enhanced pay when you leave to have a baby (maternal, paternal or adoption), Employee Assistance programme with various aspects of free legal support and counselling, support with gaining further qualifications in Social Care (levels 3 and 5), career progression opportunities which have seen 80% of our management progress into their current roles since they’ve started with us as Support Workers, financial awards for successful recruitment referrals and most importantly inclusive, friendly and supportive environment for you to grow and thrive in.

Active Prospects has an amazing Induction Programme which ensures that all our employees receive classroom and on the job training and support to prepare them within their new roles.

We have just been awarded with the UKs Best Workplaces 2025 by Great Places to Work UK! Our training team has also won many national and regional awards and is viewed as outstanding by our colleagues.

Get in touch to find out what flexible working opportunities are currently on offer.

What are you waiting for?

Apply today or contact us directly on recruitment@activeprospects.org.uk and one of our recruitment advisors will reach out to you!

Please note

all offers are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment compliance standards

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