Mental health support worker Job at Randstad (Edinburgh)

Mental health support worker

Randstad

Location:
United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Category:
Nursing

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

26673.00 - 32642.00 GBP / Year ▼

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Job Description:

Are you an experienced Mental Health Support Worker? Looking to work with a national charity, with great scope for progression? Successful candidates will be happy to work on a PT(20 Hours) basis with excellent pay rates up to £16.70 p/h when doing overtime. The role is a permanent posting, supporting various adults from mental health, substance misuse to older adults with learning and physical disabilities within a supported living / housing environment. As a support worker you will be a committed and caring individual with relevant experience of working in a social care setting in the UK. Shift patterns tend to be a mixture of earlies, lates and sleepovers across the week including weekends.

Job Responsibility:

Providing practical support and encouragement across all aspects of people's everyday lives, including support with relationships,mobility, medications, meals, emotions, personal care, money and budgets, health and well-being,communication, planning for the future, participation in sports and leisure activities, and any other aspect of life that is recorded within someone's care plan

Requirements:

Qualified to minimum SVQ Level 2 in Care or HNC in Social Care (Desirable)
Flexible - being able to work a variety on shifts
Have a minimum 12 months UK experience, working within a care setting (Desirable)
Be a committed and caring individual with relevant experience of working in a social care setting in the UK

Nice to have:

Qualified to minimum SVQ Level 2 in Care or HNC in Social Care (Desirable)
Have a minimum 12 months UK experience, working within a care setting (Desirable)

What we offer:

Opportunity for immediate start
Industry leading classroom / on the job training
Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick leave
Fully funded SVQ Qualifications (workers have completed this as quick as 5 months)
Enhanced pay rates when picking up over-time (time and half)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 26, 2026

Expiration:
March 13, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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