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Mental Health Support Worker (3526)

🌟 Mental Health Support Workers Needed! Brand New Mental Health Service in Port Talbot! 🌟

📍 Location: Port Talbot 🕒 Full‑time & Part‑time roles available

💵 Salary: £28,501.20, Hourly rate: £14

We're excited to announce the opening of our brand new Mental health supported living service in Port Talbot, within the town centre. A modern, welcoming environment designed to support people to live full, meaningful, and independent lives. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a new, dedicated team from the very beginning and help shape a positive, person-centred culture.

🏡 About the Service

Our new Mental health service supports five individuals who each live in their own self-contained flat, within one building, creating a balance between independent living and support. Every person we support brings their own unique personality, strengths and abilities, and we pride ourselves on delivering personalised support that respects their individuality, promotes choice, dignity and wellbeing.

💛 What will you be doing?

As a Mental Health Support Worker, the core purpose of supporting individuals with mental health needs is to ensure they live as independently as possible, maintain daily living skills, improve their mental health wellbeing, stability and build confidence in engagement with their community and people involved in their care and support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring mental health, noticing early signs of any relapse and offering active listening and emotional support (including coping strategies).
• Supporting people to develop, implement and reviewtheir personalised support plans and ensuring consistent record keeping.
• Assisting and prompting individuals to complete daily tasks such as shopping, household activities, meal preparation and maintaining their tenancy's.Some assisting/prompting with personal care and medication may be required.
• Supporting people to build on their independence, confidence and engagement.
• Ensuring that all Risk management and risk assessments are followed and updated, alongside individuals supported, and professionals involved in their care/support.
• Working alongside professionals involved such as mental health professionals, GP's, care managers, emergency services, Safeguarding, Occupational therapists and physiotherapists.
• Studying towards your QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care, fully funded by Mirus.

🌈 What are we looking for?

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

• Empathetic, patient and understanding
• Proactive, motivated and committed to positive outcomes
• Driven by good values and a genuine passion for supporting others
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Confident working with other professionals to ensure the best possible support

If you bring the right values, we'll provide the training!

About Mirus 

For 40 years, we have provided support so people can do the things they love, achieve their goals, and live good lives - always with voice, choice, and control.

We support people with learning disabilities, mental ill-health, and autistic people. Our services are shaped by the people who use them – we listen to and value each person's unique voice and experiences, creating an environment where everyone feels heard and understood.

We know that people have better lives when they feel part of their community – and the community benefits too! That's why we work with others to build networks that encourage people to explore opportunities, discover new interests, develop relationships, and enhance their independence.

Everything we do is guided by our values: Together, Respectful, Responsible, Empowering, and Courageous. 

🌈 Why Join Us?

When you join our team, you'll enjoy a range of benefits designed to help you grow, feel appreciated, and look after your wellbeing.

Here's what we offer:

• A fully funded and supported Health and Social Care qualification(if you haven't already achieved it).
• 45p per milepaid for work-related travel between services.
• Additional premium paymentsfor sleep‑in and wake‑in shifts.
• A full, comprehensive training programme, plus great opportunities for development and career progression.
• A pension schemeto help you plan for the future.
• Our Cycle to Work Schemeto support healthier, greener travel.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programmefor confidential wellbeing support.
• Social Care Wales RegistrationandDBS checksfully funded by Mirus.
• 20 days annual leave(pro rata) plus8 bank holidays, with holiday increasing by1 extra day every yearafter your first 12 months of service, up to a maximum of 29 days.

If you're someone who wants to make a real difference and help people live good, meaningful lives, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now!

• Vacancy Type:Permanent
• Location:Port Talbot
• Postcode:SA13 2NF
• Full-time / Part-time:Full-time
• Salary:£28,501.20
• Closing Date:30 April 2026