Casual Recovery Worker (Blackpool)

Recovery Focus; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in Blackpool is seeking a Casual Recovery Worker to support individuals facing challenges related to mental health and substance use. The position involves managing service resources, providing quality support, and working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health and strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive hourly rate and an extensive benefits package including 27 days' annual leave and a £500 bonus.

Benefits

27 days’ annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay

Birthday leave

Professional fee reimbursement

24/7 online GP access

Employee Assistance Programme

£500 bonus

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts via Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health settings.
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality support.
• Familiarity with data entry and reporting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage service resources and monitor staff practice.
• Provide high-quality support to clients and build positive relationships.
• Ensure accurate data entry onto reporting systems.

Skills

Understanding of mental health issues

Leadership and supervision

Flexibility in working hours

Ability to manage conflicting demands

Great listening skills

Job description

Casual Recovery Worker – Blackpool Haven

Location

259 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9JL

Working Hours

The Blackpool Haven - Light Lounge is open between the hours of 10:00-22:00, including evenings and weekends.

Contract Type

Casual contract (0 hour)

Salary

£12.60 per hour

About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

About the role

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? 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 work with? Welcome to Waythrough as a Crisis Recovery Worker.

Your challenge? To manage the service’s resources and monitor, develop and share good practice across staff teams to ensure everyone is better equipped to work with a greater range of challenging support needs. We’ll also rely on you to provide high quality support to clients, build positive relationships with multi‑disciplinary organisations and make sure that data entry onto our reporting system is accurate and timely.

You will be solution focused and outcome driven, you’re great at leading, supervising and motivating others using tact and diplomacy and a firm but inclusive, open style of working. You also have a flair for managing conflicting demands and priorities and a flexible attitude to working hours. A proven track record in a mental health care setting is, of course key, as is a good understanding of recovery and coproduction and experience of carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. You will need to be a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload. You will enjoy motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental interventions and activities. What’s more, you will have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people and their loved ones.

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
• Life assurance (3× annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay and family‑friendly pay
• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
• 24 / 7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Recognition and long service awards via our portals
• £500 bonus
• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and Accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme – all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Closing Date

2026-01-12