Mental Health Support Worker - Nights
Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Full Time
1 week ago
$24,545 GBP
About this role
Join Our Team as a Night Mental Health Support Worker
Location: Cavendish Lodge, Leamington Spa.
Role available: Night shifts – Rota basis – 8pm-8am
Enhancement Additional Payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Join our dedicated team at Cavendish Lodge, a CQC-registered home supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health challenges, as a Mental Health Support Worker working night shifts on a rota basis (8pm–8am) to provide compassionate, person-centred support.
Cavendish Lodge is a CQC registered Nursing Home supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness. Our eight bedded home in Leamington Spa provides 24 hour, person centred support focused on recovery, independence and wellbeing.
Our experienced team—including support workers, a qualified nurse and supportive managers—works closely with local mental health services to help residents develop daily living skills, manage their wellbeing and stay connected to the community. We encourage involvement in education, employment, volunteering and social activities, creating a positive and empowering environment for everyone.
What you will do?
In this role, I will support individuals on their recovery journey, helping them build skills, confidence and independence. My work will include:
• Providing one to one key worker support and building positive, professional relationships
• Carrying out assessments and developing personalised support and safety plans
• Encouraging people to manage their mental and physical wellbeing
• Supporting individuals with daily living skills and accessing community services
• Liaising with mental health agencies, professionals and community groups
• Contributing to safeguarding and promoting a safe, supportive environment
• Keeping accurate records, monitoring progress and sharing information with the team
• Helping improve the service by offering feedback and supporting colleagues
What we’re looking for:
• Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting (paid or voluntary)
• Great listening skills, empathy, patience, and kindness
• Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet)
• A commitment to our values and willingness to learn
If you have transferable skills and a passion for helping others, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
• Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
• Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
• Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
• Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
• Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
• Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
Location: Cavendish Lodge, Leamington Spa.
Role available: Night shifts – Rota basis – 8pm-8am
Enhancement Additional Payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Join our dedicated team at Cavendish Lodge, a CQC-registered home supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health challenges, as a Mental Health Support Worker working night shifts on a rota basis (8pm–8am) to provide compassionate, person-centred support.
Cavendish Lodge is a CQC registered Nursing Home supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness. Our eight bedded home in Leamington Spa provides 24 hour, person centred support focused on recovery, independence and wellbeing.
Our experienced team—including support workers, a qualified nurse and supportive managers—works closely with local mental health services to help residents develop daily living skills, manage their wellbeing and stay connected to the community. We encourage involvement in education, employment, volunteering and social activities, creating a positive and empowering environment for everyone.
What you will do?
In this role, I will support individuals on their recovery journey, helping them build skills, confidence and independence. My work will include:
• Providing one to one key worker support and building positive, professional relationships
• Carrying out assessments and developing personalised support and safety plans
• Encouraging people to manage their mental and physical wellbeing
• Supporting individuals with daily living skills and accessing community services
• Liaising with mental health agencies, professionals and community groups
• Contributing to safeguarding and promoting a safe, supportive environment
• Keeping accurate records, monitoring progress and sharing information with the team
• Helping improve the service by offering feedback and supporting colleagues
What we’re looking for:
• Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting (paid or voluntary)
• Great listening skills, empathy, patience, and kindness
• Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet)
• A commitment to our values and willingness to learn
If you have transferable skills and a passion for helping others, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
• Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
• Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
• Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
• Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
• Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
• Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.