Mental Health Worker - Victoria

Mental Health Worker

Victoria Project – Govanhill, Glasgow

38 Hours per week | £21,933.60 per annum | Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 12 September 2023

Job Reference: REQ00643

Do you want to make a difference by helping us to improve lives?

Can you be a great team member and be supportive, creative and excellent at what you do?

Then why not join our fantastic organisation and be part of a first-class team delivering quality care and support.

Here at The Mungo Foundation, we are proud to be one of the most diverse providers of social care and support for vulnerable people in Glasgow, West Central Scotland and beyond. At any one time across our fantastic projects, we are supporting up to 1,500 individuals, their families and communities helping them to live better lives.

Our Victoria Project based in the Govanhill area of Glasgow, is a residential care home, which provides support based on the Recovery Model of care to people with mental health issues.

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Worker who is motivated and enthusiastic to work as part of a team providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality care. You should be confident and have the ability to compile and implement recovery plans. You will support people through their recovery journey; and you may also be required to provide personal care, assist with meals or administer medication. You will also be involved in promoting independence, choice and encouraging individuals to take part in meaningful activities within the services and local/wider community and ensure that all health needs are being met and their personal outcomes are achieved.

You should possess excellent communication skills; have the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.

Qualifications or experience are not essential. We offer excellent support, training and a salary of £11.10 per hour. We also offer an £800 joiner bonus, after successful completion of probation.

If successful but unqualified, you will have to work towards a suitable qualification for a post at this level, in line with the SSSC Regulatory requirements but don’t worry we will support you with this.

We value our staff very highly. Alongside competitive terms and conditions we also offer membership of a great employee benefits’ scheme – Mungo Money. Joining Mungo Money provides full access to supermarket, fuel, cinema, restaurant discounts, discounts off your next family holiday, savings on gym memberships and equipment, Cycle to Work scheme and so much more. We also offer access to a credit union and workplace pension plus numerous training and development opportunities, including SVQ registration level qualifications.

If you feel you have what it takes to fulfil the criteria, please complete and submit the form which can be found on our website:

https://www.themungofoundation.org.uk/join-our-team/my-profile/

Appointments are made subject to satisfactory membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme, SSSC registration and appropriate safer recruitment checks. We will guide you through this.