Support Worker

Viva Heights is an Adult Mental Health & Complex needs service. We are based in Douglas and work with people from 18 yrs of age, supporting them in their own recovery.
Supporting people in various areas of identified need, including; Mental Health, wellbeing and emotions, Physical health, medication needs, hygiene routine, communication, daily living skills, quality of life and activities, relationships, education and employment, finances and budgets, dependency needs, community safety, legal matters and housing support. Staff must be motivated, sensible, flexible in their ways of working and have empathy for others.
We work with people with long term needs, short term placements, specific interventions, emergency placements and respite care.
We can offer, contracted 37.5 hours per week, excellent rates of pay, 25 days annual leave plus any bank holidays worked. 8 week rolling rota (issued 2 months in advance). Excellent training opportunities. A great work environment with a fantastic team.
If successful, the candidate will need to have a DBS check completed by Viva Heights and two satisfactory references prior to starting work. A full induction will be given and a period of shadowing will be offered.
The shifts are typically:
Late sleep early = 12:00 - 22:00 - sleep at service then 08:00 - 14:00
Early day = 08:00 - 16:00
Late day = 12:00 - 20:00

We also have waking night shifts which are typically, 20:00 - 08:00.
The hourly rate for support workers is £11.62 per hour and sleep in shifts are paid additionally at £50 per night.
Breaks are usually allocated at the start of shift and taken around the needs of residents.

Please contact Helen Millar, Registered Manager on 624147 or email managervivaheights@vivavest.uk to request an application form.

This position is open to Isle of Man workers only. We are not in a position to accommodate Visa applications.