Mental health support worker jobs with Thornbury Community Services (TCS)

What can I expect working as a mental health support worker at TCS?

Working as a mental health support worker at TCS, you’ll deliver person-centred care and support to adults and children with complex mental health conditions. 

You’ll get to utilise your skills, knowledge and passion supporting our clients so that they can lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Requirements of a TCS mental health support worker

For our mental health support worker jobs, we require support workers with at least 12 months of UK paid mental health care experience. We also require the following: 

• Experience and confidence in performing physical interventions in the last two years
• Positive behaviour support experience

Depending on the mental health support worker job you apply for, you may need to have other skills and experience. This will enable you to deliver bespoke care perfectly matched to the requirements of our clients.

Mental health support worker job titles

In the mental health care sector, support workers can have a range of job titles, like the below:

• Mental health care assistant
• Community support worker 
• Mental health worker
• Mental health assistant 
• Community worker 

If you have had any of these job titles, NHS, hospital, agency or community care mental health experience and you meet our requirements, you’re suitable for mental health support worker jobs.

Register your details with us and our team will get in touch to discuss our mental health support worker opportunities.

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What are the roles, responsibilities and duties of a mental health support worker with TCS?

TCS mental health support worker responsibilities and duties include:

• Analysing the client’s wellbeing and psychological needs
• Supporting with the client’s personal care
• Administering medication when required
• Using relevant physical intervention techniques when prescribed
• Assessing and monitoring the client’s behaviour in conjunction with the PBS plan
• Building structured routines and activities within the home and community
• Encouraging the client to develop therapeutic relationships
• Encouraging the client to engage in hobbies, activities and tasks
• Regularly completing the following documentation and assessment tools:

- Daily notes
- Incident forms
- Body map
- Fluid and diet forms
- Handover sheets
- MARS charts
- Medication stock documents
- Scatter plot documents for recording of behaviours

The responsibilities of a TCS mental health support worker can change. This ensures our client’s care is tailored to their current medical needs and emotions and they can live a fulfilled and stable life. 

In your support worker role, you'll gain a range of mental health care experience to support your personal and professional development.

Mental health support worker pay rates

Our mental health support worker jobs come with great rates of pay along with a range of benefits and perks.

Mental health support worker benefits

Our bespoke benefits package ensures our mental health support workers feel valued, can achieve the careers they want and truly make a difference in our client’s lives.

Once you join us, you’ll gain complete access to our comprehensive benefits package, which includes: 

• Market-leading support worker pay rates
• Continuing professional development (CPD) courses
• £200 refer a support worker bonus
• Confidential wellbeing calls
• 24/7 support from our operations and clinical teams
• Rotas booked in advance
• Travel and mileage expenses in some instances
• Access to our shift management app, ipoint
• Supervisions and appraisals
• Range of shifts to make your mental health support worker job work for you
• Regular support from clinical leads with care plans and risk assessments
• 24/7 Access to our online wellbeing and support hub and TCS information hub, Compass

What to expect working as a mental health support worker in the community

As a mental health support worker in the community, you’ll work collaboratively with your nurse and support worker colleagues, delivering person-centred care that meets the bespoke needs of our clients. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring we maintain our delivery of 'Outstanding' rated care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

You can expect to build a strong professional relationship with the person under your care, becoming an integral part of their life and encouraging them to develop a meaningful life. 

Our dedicated team of nurses and support workers share our passion to deliver the very best care to individuals in the community. They provide our clients with the best opportunities to enable them to learn new skills, build confidence and develop their independence. 

One of our TCS support workers, Amy, tells us what an average shift can look like: 

“More often than not, my working days are very varied. It keeps my role very exciting. My colleagues and I will take the client out for breakfast in the morning, and then we will usually spend a few hours, if not the full day, trying a fun activity. We always take him out for fun activities such as swimming, water parks, and walks on the beach. It’s great to witness this kind of happiness and see him grow as a person. No day is the same or boring, and that's something I really love about my role.” 

- Amy, TCS support worker

Discover our latest Thornbury support worker mental health jobs near you

Ready to start your TCS career? Our specialist recruitment resourcing team will be able to match you with mental health support worker jobs in the community.  

Complete the short form below to keep up to date with the latest mental health support worker jobs in your area. To learn more about a specific support worker job with TCS, contact our team on via the details below. 

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