Health Care Support Worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
Oak View Nursing Home is a 16 bed nursing facility in Pontlottyn, Bargoed. We are currently recruiting Mental Health Support Workers to support our service users. We currently have full time, part time and flexible roles available.
If you are kind, compassionate and patient, you will succeed. We provide excellent training and induction into the role so that you are fully prepared to carry out your duties, as well as further training such as QCF level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care for Adults.
We aim to promote the rights of our service users through therapeutic and personal care, ensuring they are treated with respect and dignity in all aspects of their lives.
Your role as a Mental Health Support Worker is to establish supportive relationships with service users while ensuring their voice is heard in every decision made regarding their care.
In order to succeed in this role with us, you must be reliable and trustworthy with good organisation and time keeping skills. As well as this, you will be able to demonstrate an aim to make a positive difference in the lives of our service users.
While desired, experience in working with individuals with mental health needs is not essential as we will give full training in order to ensure you are equipped to carry out the role.
We have an excellent benefits package with a competitive salary of £10.50 - £12.00 per hour (dependent on experience) as well as a company pension scheme and 5 weeks of annual leave entitlement.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £18,720.00-£20,592.00 per year
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £11.00-£12.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bargoed: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (required)
- Night shift (required)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Health Care Support Worker roles across Oakview Nursing Home's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £12 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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