Female* Recovery Navigator (Community Rehab Team)

Missing Link (Pty) Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Recovery Navigator to join its Community Rehabilitation Team in Bristol. This full-time role focuses on empowering individuals with long-term mental health needs through effective interventions and support. You will build trusting relationships, co-produce recovery plans, and coordinate care with various professionals. The company values employee development and offers a range of benefits, including generous leave and a health and wellbeing program. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Up to 30 days annual leave

3 additional holidays including International Women's Day

Excellent development and training opportunities

Employer pension contribution

Mindful Employer Plus Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Long Service Awards

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in needs and risk assessments and support planning.
• Knowledge of support needs of individuals with mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with service users and co-produce recovery plans.
• Case manage and coordinate support, liaising with professionals and agencies.
• Provide specialist support related to domestic abuse and mental health issues.

Skills

Numeracy and literacy at GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent

IT skills including document creation, email, and internet use

Knowledge of support needs of individuals with mental health needs

Understanding of equal opportunities, health and safety, safeguarding policies

Knowledge of working with vulnerable women and victims of domestic abuse/sexual violence

Experience in needs and risk assessments and support planning

Education

GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent

Job description

Female* Recovery Navigator (Community Rehab Team)

Join us to apply for the Female* Recovery Navigator (Community Rehab Team) role at Missing Link.

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Female* Recovery Navigator to join our Community Rehabilitation Team based in Bristol. This is a full-time permanent position, working 37.5 hours per week, with a competitive salary of £25,359 - £27,449 per annum, plus benefits.

Missing Link provides practical advice and support to individuals to help them maintain a meaningful life. Our goal is to deliver recovery and wellbeing opportunities for people with mental health and other support needs to help them achieve their hopes and ambitions.

In Return, We Offer:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 additional holidays including International Women's Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health and Wellbeing programme

About The Role

As our Recovery Navigator, you will focus on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to individuals with long-term mental health needs, their carers, friends, relatives, and supporters in the community. Your role is to enable and assist them in meeting daily health, social care, and wellbeing needs, aligned with their personal recovery goals, and to facilitate engagement with mainstream services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Build trusting and collaborative relationships with service users.
• Co-produce, implement, and review recovery plans, crisis plans, and other self-management tools, e.g., Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
• Case manage and coordinate support, liaising effectively with all involved professionals and agencies to deliver the support package. Work closely with colleagues and build strong partnerships with other agencies such as health, social care, and voluntary services. Support service users in accessing services.
• Identify, assess, contribute to, maintain, and manage risk to ensure safety, using a positive risk-taking approach, and adhering to safeguarding policies.
• Provide specialist support to women and guidance to team members regarding women's mental health issues.
• Offer specialist support and screening related to domestic abuse and sexual violence, advising on pathways into relevant services.
• Participate in supervision and reflective practice, seeking advice and support proactively.
• Promote service user involvement and inclusion within the service and community.
• Contribute to project work, development initiatives, and policy implementation with guidance from management.
• Maintain hope and optimism for individuals, using lived experience (if appropriate) to support recovery.

Ideal Candidate

• Numeracy and literacy at GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent
• IT skills including document creation, email, and internet use
• Knowledge of support needs of individuals with mental health needs
• Understanding of equal opportunities, health and safety, safeguarding policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of working with vulnerable women and victims of domestic abuse/sexual violence
• Experience in needs and risk assessments and support planning
• Valid driver’s license and access to transportation (desirable)

How to Apply

Please download the application pack from our website, complete the form, and submit it by 9 am on Tuesday 6th May 2025. Do not send CVs. Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 12th or 19th May 2025.