Recovery Worker

Location: Durham

Salary: £24,460 inclusive per annum, OTE approx. £28,000 including sleeps and on calls.

Contract: 12-month fixed term, full time (37.5 hours per week) based on a rota including evenings, nights and weekend.

Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they support?

About the Role

Mental Health Recovery Workers ensure our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will be integral to our team, providing essential support to individuals accessing our mental health services. Your primary focus will be on delivering person-centred support that empowers those that we support to achieve their recovery goals. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while working in a collaborative environment.

Independence and resilience can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. That’s where you come in. Responsible for supporting and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their accommodation and build independence skills.
You will work directly with the people who use our services to co-produced a support plan that will see their goals and aspirations achieved. The sorts of areas you could be working on could include developing domestic and financial management skills, learning to manage their accommodation, or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, amongst others. 

About the Service

We work with people on a one-to-one basis, using a recovery based model and individual support planning to empower them to develop opportunities, gain skills and experience and make positive choices in their lives.

We have eight self-contained flats for people to develop the skills needed to move on to more independent living. Our staff team works individually with tenants to develop practical and emotional tools and skills to become and stay independent.

We can help with the practical elements of having a tenancy for someone who may have spent some time in other settings such as hospital, as well as the opportunity to develop skills and confidence in a community-based setting.

About You:
Like us, you are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. You’ll bring all your skills to the table, including strong customer service and communication skills, but also your  empathetic, flexible, creative and compassionate nature and enthusiasm for supporting others. You’ll thrive under pressure, be happy to work both independently and within a team and know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others.

No formal qualifications required as full training will be provided. If you have the skills and qualities listed above, we want to hear from you. 

Candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties, which may include evenings, weekends and nights. 

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Waythrough, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers/job/St-Stephens-Close/Recovery-Worker--Durham--Fixed-Term_JR009147

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted. Please note we do not offer sponsorships.

Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.

WayThrough is committed to delivering high-quality mental health services that prioritize client-centered care. We foster a collaborative environment where our staff can grow professionally while making meaningful contributions to our community's wellbeing.

Waythrough was formed on 1st June 2024, when two national charities, Richmond Fellowship and Humankind, with years of experience of providing support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence, merged to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades.

Contact information

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