Is being a psychiatric aide a good fit for you?
Helps care for people with serious mental health problems. Supports daily routines, leads activities and takes patients to appointments.
What the work involves
- Listens to patients with mental illness and gives them support and encouragement.
- Gives patients with disabilities everyday physical, emotional and rehabilitation care under staff direction.
- Checks on patients to spot unusual or harmful behaviour and reports it to staff.
- Holds or helps patients when needed to stop them getting hurt.
The interests that suit it
People in this work tend to be helping, curious and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.
What it tends to reward
Compared with other work, this job stands out for:
- Belonging. People who look out for each other, and a manager who has your back.
How much training it needs
Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.
Find out if it fits you
Answer quick questions about what you like doing and what keeps you going. We match you with roles from over 900 kinds of work, and you can see if a psychiatric aide is one of yours.
Free. About 15 minutes. No account.