Mental Health Recovery Worker

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Canterbury is seeking a Mental Health Recovery Worker to provide support for individuals facing mental health challenges and substance misuse. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care and strong experience in delivering structured interventions. This full-time position comes with various benefits including flexible working and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing Days

25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a substance misuse or mental health support background.
• Understanding of co-occurring conditions and safeguarding.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred, evidence-based support.
• Carry out assessments and care planning.
• Champion harm reduction and advocate for clients.
• Monitor progress and contribute to service targets.

Skills

Experience in delivering structured interventions

Confidence with outreach and engagement

Strong IT and record-keeping skills

Collaborative mindset

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Mental Health Recovery Worker : Canterbury

Location: Canterbury

Salary: A GBP 24,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 20 Aug 2025

About The Role

Be the bridge between mental health and recovery and make every connection count.

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of people facing complex challenges?

Were looking for a dynamic, compassionate, and committed practitioner to join our specialist team delivering high:impact support for individuals experiencing both mental health needs and substance misuse.

Working within the Kent and Medway Joint Working Protocol for Co:occurring Mental Health and Substance Misuse Disorders, youll provide vital psychosocial interventions to adults across Canterbury and Thanet, many of whom are at risk of rough sleeping or engaged with the criminal justice system.

Youll be part of a multi:disciplinary team that values compassion, resilience, and creativity. We believe in doing what works, and well support you with supervision, development opportunities, and a culture of learning and innovation. Your work will directly improve the health, stability, and prospects of some of the most vulnerable members of the community.

If youre ready to play a crucial role in integrated care and recovery, we want to hear from you.

What Youll Do

• Deliver person:centred, evidence:based support through structured 1:1 and group interventions
• Carry out assessments, care planning and risk management with a recovery:focused approach
• Work collaboratively with mental health services, GPs, social care, criminal justice, housing and other partners to create seamless support pathways
• Champion harm reduction, promote abstinence where appropriate, and always advocate for your clients needs
• Take a lead role in outreach, helping clients access services in community settings and satellite hubs
• Monitor progress, contribute to service targets, and ensure quality case management and reporting
  
  

Who Were Looking For

Youll be an experienced professional from a substance misuse, mental health, or related support background with a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification (or equivalent). Youll understand the challenges of co:occurring conditions and have a strong grasp of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and trauma:informed practice.

Your Toolkit Includes

• Solid experience of delivering structured interventions and facilitating groups
• Confidence with outreach, engagement, and motivational interviewing
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for supporting people on complex journeys
• Strong IT and record:keeping skills
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends, with travel across sites when required
  
  

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Benefits

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits :

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro ratad for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme : Employer matched contributions of up to 6 in the first two y