# Mental Health Senior Support Worker, Driver - West Yorkshire > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Care In Mind. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-senior-support-worker-driver-west-yorkshire/dc2bf12c-8f78-4bf3-b3f3-2695d52448fd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-senior-support-worker-driver-west-yorkshire/dc2bf12c-8f78-4bf3-b3f3-2695d52448fd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Care In Mind - **Location:** Lyndhurst Residential Service - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £28138.50 to £30205.50 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full Time - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (You will be required to work shift patterns which will include weekends and bank holidays.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T11:31:58.873Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8243681 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8243681?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.careinmind.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Mental Health Senior Support Worker, Driver, Young People Liversedge, West Yorkshire £ 28138.50 - £30205.50 (based on experience) Full Time 37.5 hours per week Shift patterns will include : Early – 7am – 3.30pm Late – 2pm – 10.30pm Early/late- 8am-7.30pm/10am-9.30pm You may be required to cover Waking Night shifts on occasions for holiday/absence reasons; Waking Night – 8.30pm – 7.30am ### Main duties of the job Essential requirements of a Senior Support Worker - Level 2 diploma qualification in care or equivalent - Full UK Driving Licence - Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays - Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays. - Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately. - Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails) - Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others. - An ability to maintain a professional working boundary. - Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations. Desirable Criteria of a Senior Support Worker - NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent in Care or willingness to work towards this - Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities At Care in Mind our homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and our staff enjoy coming to work. Your role will involve working with our young people to promote independence through support with education, household tasks and general life skills. You will also update online care records and complete medication administration. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment. At our home in Liversedge, West Yorkshire you will be working with young people who have a variety of mental health diagnosis including personality disorder, those who have difficult relationships with food and those who use self-harm as a strategy to cope with their emotions. As such, you will be required to be patient and resilient as the support you will be providing to our young people will include supporting them to improve their relationship with food and managing incidents of self-harm. When our young people are preparing for moving on positively from the home into the community, you will be supporting this transition through things such as: supporting them to self-administer their own medication, re-engaging with education, accessing public transport and appointments independently. The young people enjoy in house activities such as arts/crafts, baking, cooking, board games and quiz/movie/theme nights. They also like going out in the community, on day trips to the beach or similar, shopping, eating out, bowling, walks, concerts and the cinema. The home is a 5-bed service and is an Edwardian building with lovely spacious rooms including plenty of communal areas where young people and staff can work together. Alongside the house there is a fabulous back garden and large decking area, which are perfect for when the summer months bring the sunny weather to Yorkshire. You will be working with an established, experienced and diverse staff team who all have a passion for supporting the young people to achieve their goals and help them move on to full independence. The role will include some fewer fun aspects such as incident management, de-escalation of challenging behaviours, completing several online records, report writing, audits, and medication management. Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs is essential and ideally you will have worked as a Support Worker in a similar environment. You will receive full training and ongoing support & mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team. The job is highly rewarding and is an excellent development opportunity if you would like to gain supervisory experience and move into a future management role of which we will support the right candidates to do. The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Able to work shifts (including weekends, bank holidays where required to complete any necessary training) - Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others ### Skills **Essential** - Good written communication skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately - IT skills and the ability to write emails and use Microsoft office - Ability to liaise in a professional manner with external agencies - Understanding of the issues around confidentiality - Understanding of safeguarding - Form and maintain professional working boundaries between staff and service users. - Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations. - Awareness and basic understanding of the Legislation and Guidance relevant to young people in residential care. - To have a full clean manual driving license, to drive the service car ### Experience **Essential** - Passed your probation with CiM **Desirable** - Previous experience of supervising a team or individuals within a team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 diploma qualification in care or equivalent **Desirable** - Level 3 diploma qualification in care or equivalent or willingness to work towards this. ## Documents - [mental health senior support worker (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554926) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.