Support Worker - Bristol

£11.40 per hour + £500 welcome bonus
30 hours per week
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team supporting people with enduring mental health needs, who are living within the community, to develop and live the life they choose.
Please be advised that we are unable to offer sponsorship through the Skilled Worker VISA route as part of your application.
This is an interesting and varied role, which would suit a confident, self-motivated person who enjoys meeting people and can use their initiative to identify and capitalise on opportunities for development.
The role can involve supporting people to manage a tenancy, develop strategies and resilience to manage their own mental health, developing independent living skills, budgeting, support to manage relationships and much, much more.
To be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the people we support is essential. Support hours may include some evenings and weekends and lone working will also be a requirement of the role, so being self-motivated and able to use your initiative is crucial.
If you -

• Are able to be person centred in your approach, encouraging, inspiring and have the ability to think creatively
• Have excellent active listening and communication skills and are able to adapt your skills and knowledge to the needs of the people you’d support.
• Are flexible, proactive and passionate about supporting people to achieve their goals,
• Hold a current driving license and are able to use your own car for work

We want to hear from you!
Previous experience supporting people with Mental Health needs would be an advantage but is not essential.
However, it is an essential requirement of this role to hold a valid UK driving licence and are able to use your own car.
At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 30 days annual leave entitlement
• Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot
• Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake further qualifications
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions etc.
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Get paid when you want – access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from day one, with discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers
• An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn points that can be converted to cash for family members or friends that you point in Milestones’ direction

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kym Hendy on 07825185082.
This is an on-going advert and interviews will be held on an ad-hoc basis until sufficient applications have been received.
Please be advised that we are unable to offer sponsorship through the Skilled Worker VISA route as part of your application.

• Please refer to our Refer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms.

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.