# Mental Health Support Worker, Full UK Manual Licence - Bury

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Care In Mind
- **Location:** Stubble Bank Residential Services
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health support worker
- **Salary:** £26227.50 to £27378.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Part Time - 28 Hours Per Week
- **Employment type:** Part time - 28 hours per week (You will be required to work shift patterns which will include weekends and bank holidays.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:31:09.918Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8372330
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372330?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.careinmind.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

Mental Health Support Worker, Young People - Ramsbottom, Bury

Must be a driver, with a Full UK licence, manual licence only, cannot accept provisional nor automatic. Must be willing to drive service car unsupervised.

Part Time - 28 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

Please note that we do not currently hold a sponsor licence and are therefore unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

### Main duties of the job

Essential requirements of a Support Worker

- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays
- Full UK Manual Driving Licence - Not Automatic
- 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 Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health need

### 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 Bury, 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 6-bed service. 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.

Previous care experience is not essential and full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from our friendly residential and clinical team.

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
- Do you hold a full manual UK clean driving license? This must be a manual licence not automatic and you must be willing to drive the service car unsupervised.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of working in a team
- An understanding of the issues young people face

### Qualifications

**Desirable**

- Do you have any formal qualifications in care?

## Documents

- [mental health support worker - driver (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700207)

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