Do you want to make a difference to the lives of others? Suffolk Mind is a registered charity promoting mental health and well-being services throughout Suffolk and Sawston, Cambridgeshire.
We are looking for an open minded, person-centred individual who can provide high levels of one-to-one support with all aspects of daily living such as cooking, shopping and budgeting as well as providing emotional support on an ad hoc basis.
Salary: £13.77 per hour
PLUS earn up to £65 per sleep in shift
Hours: Relief (0 hours)
About you:
- Experience of working in supported housing
- Awareness of welfare rights and benefits
- Willingness to help and encourage individuals to take part in all aspects of the service and to undertake everyday tasks
- Be able to provide personal and emotional assistance to people in their recovery from mental health problems
- Possess basic IT and Administration skills
Come and join our fantastic team of Support Workers who really make a difference to support the mental health and wellbeing of our tenants in our supported housing in Sawston.
We are passionate about providing the best care and support possible.
Visit our vacancies page on our website to complete an application form or contact recruitment@suffolkmind.org.uk
Relief support worker JD 10082021.pdf
Closing date: n/a*
*You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this job post at any time, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Therefore, candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date.
-LINK TO EDI SURVEY-
Equality and Diversity Survey:
https://suffolkmind.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esLB3AJAr8JpBfE
Suffolk Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk who have contact with our services and personnel. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background and DBS checks will be required for relevant posts. as part of our Safer Recruitment procedures.
37 hpw/ Sawston, Cambridge
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of others? Suffolk Mind is a registered charity promoting mental health and well-being services throughout Suffolk and Sawston, Cambridgeshire.
Come and join our fantastic team of hard-working Support Workers who really make a difference to support the mental health and wellbeing of our tenants in our supported housing at The Green Road in Sawston.
Key information
- Hours:Full time, 37 hours per week
- Work pattern:6-week rota, including weekends, evenings, bank holidays and unsociable hours, to be discussed at interview
- Salary:£25,375.00 per annum, PLUS earn up to £3,380.00 per year for sleep-in’s
- Location:Sawston, Cambridge
- Contract Type:Permanent, full time
Why work for Suffolk Mind?
We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff and have tailored our benefits package to support this; we offer:
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays as standard– increasing to 30 days with length of service (pro rata for part time employees)
- Your birthday day off
- An option to buy or sell annual leave
- Health and dental care insurance plan
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card – offering discounts on 100’s of retailers both in store and online
- Monetary reward for length of service
- Refer a friend scheme
Plus, internal wellbeing courses, opportunities for training, flexible and hybrid working options, excellent support and job satisfaction.
Is the job for you?
We are looking for an open minded, person-centred individual who can provide high levels of one-to-one support with all aspects of daily living such as cooking, shopping and budgeting as well as providing emotional support.
Key Requirements:
- Experience of working in supported housing OR willingness to learn
- Awareness of welfare rights and benefits
- Willingness to help and encourage individuals to take part in all aspects of the service and to undertake everyday tasks
- Be able to provide personal and emotional assistance to people in their recovery from mental health problems
- Possess basic IT and administration skills
If you do not have the full skills and experience we would accept a trainee for this role (please indicate this on the application form).
A trainee would expect to undertake training and will receive a salary of £23,492.04 per annum. Sleep-in's would be available once successfully confirmed into post as a Support Worker.
We are passionate about providing the best care and support possible, please join us and help make a difference to the lives of others.
Support Worker Job Description.pdf
To apply, please complete a Suffolk Mind Application form by visiting our website, select ‘get involved’ from the top menu then ‘vacancies’ in the drop down list. Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close this job post at any time, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Interview questions may be given in advance of interviews.
We aim to let all applicants know the status of their application within 4 weeks from applying.
Please complete our Equality and Diversity Survey here
If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Suffolk Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk who have contact with our services and personnel. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background and DBS checks will be required for relevant posts as part of our Safer Recruitment procedures.
Additional keywords: Support Worker, Trainee, supported housing, mental health, care, daily living support, one-to-one support, social care, charity,
Trustee - Volunteer Role
Suffolk Mind has an exciting opportunity for new volunteers to join our board of trustees, and to help make a positive impact within the mental health sector.
About Us
Suffolk Mind is a local mental health charity. More than one in four of us will experience a mental health challenge each year. At Suffolk Mind, our mission is to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.
Suffolk Mind works across the mental health continuum, providing services, support and information for everyone.
We offer a range of services including anxiety management courses, counselling, Waves, supported housing, GreenCare, Suffolk Work Well, workplace wellbeing training, and schools and family services. At Suffolk Mind we want to help people make a life that works.
Role
We are looking for passionate and committed people who have a genuine desire to help us achieve our mission.
Trustee responsibilities are wide and varied and include:
- Ensuring the charity is compliant with relevant legislation and is adequately resourced
- Contributing actively by giving strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and evaluating performance
- Ensuring the effective and efficient management and administration of the charity
- Ensuring the financial stability of the charity and proper investment of the charity’s funds
- Using any specific knowledge or experience you have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions
Trustees are required to:
- Attend up to four board meetings a year
- Attend our annual Away Day and represent the charity at external events
- Act as an ambassador for Suffolk Mind
- Attend and participate in training as and when required.
No specific qualifications are required but you should have relevant expertise or experience which will enable you to make a positive contribution to the work of the Board.
At Suffolk Mind, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best. Therefore, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with lived experience.
Trustees are given full support, a comprehensive induction programme and training opportunities. Reasonable expenses are reimbursed.