Lived Experience Recovery Worker

Rethink Mental Illness; Macclesfield; Sur place; GBP 19 000 - 23 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Rethink Mental Illness in Macclesfield/Crewe is seeking a Lived Experience Recovery Worker to provide peer support within our Involvement, Recovery & Wellness Service, in partnership with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Use your own recovery journey to inspire hope, promote wellbeing, and empower people to reach their goals through individual and group work, alongside healthcare professionals and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of recovery from mental illness.
• Ability to use experiences to support and encourage others.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Compassionate, patient and non-judgemental approach.
• Commitment to recovery-focused and person-centred support.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Alignment with Rethink Mental Illness values and behaviours.
• Desirable: experience in paid or voluntary support roles and related qualifications.

Responsabilités

• Provide one-to-one peer support and key worker interventions.
• Facilitate peer-led recovery and wellbeing groups.
• Support people to identify and achieve personal goals.
• Encourage access to community resources and opportunities.
• Promote positive mental and physical wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate records and support service monitoring.
• Build positive relationships with service users, colleagues and partners.
• Represent the service at local community events and forums.

Connaissances

Lived experience

Listening skills

Communication skills

Compassionate approach

Recovery-focused

Team player

Values alignment

Description du poste

Location: Macclesfield and Crewe

Contract: Part Time 30 Hours - Fixed Term till June 2027

Salary: £ 20,608

DBS Check: Enhanced with Adults DBS

Make a difference through your lived experience

At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that people who have experienced mental illness are uniquely placed to help others on their recovery journey. We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Lived Experience Recovery Worker to join our Involvement, Recovery & Wellness Service, delivered in partnership with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a rewarding opportunity to use your personal experience of recovery to inspire hope, support wellbeing, and empower people to achieve their goals.

About the role

You’ll provide one-to-one and group-based peer support to people living with mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop self-management strategies, and access opportunities within their local communities. You’ll work alongside healthcare professionals, community organisations, volunteers, and service users to promote recovery-focused support that recognises each person’s strengths and aspirations.

• Providing individual peer support and key worker interventions.
• Facilitating peer-led recovery and wellbeing groups.
• Supporting people to identify and achieve personal goals.
• Encouraging access to community resources, services and opportunities.
• Promoting positive mental and physical wellbeing.
• Maintaining accurate records and supporting service monitoring activities.
• Building positive relationships with service users, colleagues and partner organisations.
• Representing the service at local community events and forums.

What we're looking for

Essential

• Personal lived experience of recovery from mental illness.
• Ability to use your experiences appropriately to support and encourage others.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• A compassionate, patient and non-judgemental approach.
• A commitment to recovery-focused and person-centred support.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Alignment with Rethink Mental Illness values and behaviours.

Desirable

• Experience supporting people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary role.
• Understanding of recovery principles and mental health support approaches.
• Experience developing support plans or assessing individual needs.
• Relevant health, social care or mental health qualification.

Ready to apply?

If you’ve experienced your own recovery journey and want to use that experience to help others find hope, build resilience and move forward in their lives, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and help transform lives through lived experience.