Support Worker - Forensic Mental Health

Support Worker (Forensic Mental Health) Oxford OX4 £9.00pr hr Day Shifts: 7am - 2:30pm, 2pm - 9:30pm We are also recruiting Wake night shifts (9pm - 7:30pm) Our specialist residential and domiciliary service in Oxford provides 24-hour high relational support and rehabilitation for vulnerable adults with mental health issues. The position involves supporting individuals who have a criminal background in addition to diagnosis of mental health disorders and associated complex needs such as personality disorder, mild learning disabilities, acquired brain injury and associated challenging behaviours. It is essential for candidates to have experience as a mental health support worker and it is ideal to have forensic experience and control and restraint training. Skills Required Have a 'can-do' approach to new tasks Motivated, hard working and enthusiastic Adapt to new situations and read others efficiently Able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy and intensive environment dealing with unpredictable situations Confident and resilient Approachable, able to develop trusting relationships with service users to achieve positive outcomes. Benefits Full paid training & induction provided. Opportunity to complete a free NVQ qualification Free Enahanced DBS Auto Enrolled pension scheme Paid annual leave Reward/recognition schemes Generous staff discount and benefits scheme Excellent opportunities for career progression Once you choose to apply you will be asked to create an account with us. This will only take a moment and will allow us to contact you regarding the vacancy and enable you to track the progress of your application. We are not an agency and won't share your details with any other companies.