Mental Health Recovery Worker

Mentalhealth UK; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health charity as a Mental Health Support Worker in Salisbury. You'll support individuals affected by mental illness, helping them regain confidence and participate in community activities. This role offers personal and professional growth opportunities, along with a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Pension

Flexible working

Life assurance

Support for glasses

Extra leave on your birthday

Qualifications

• Transferable life/work experience applicable to the role.
• Ability to demonstrate behaviors aligned with the charity’s values.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to individuals affected by mental illness.
• Help residents regain confidence and participate in activities.

Skills

Listening

Empathy

Commitment

Passion

Job description

Vacancy Location: Sydney House - Salisbury

This is a permanent, 35-hour vacancy that will close in 5 days at 23:59 BST.

Your role

Rethink Mental Illness is an organization dedicated to helping those severely impacted by mental illness. We are seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to join our passionate and friendly team at Sydney House in Salisbury.

Sydney House is a supported housing scheme for nine residents, located a 10-minute walk from Salisbury city centre. Our small, experienced, and dynamic team adopts a person-centred approach to help residents reintegrate into the community.

Overview of a Mental Health Support Worker role:

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will provide support to individuals affected by mental illness, helping them regain confidence and participate in social and work-related activities. You will work closely with service users to help them achieve personal goals and access necessary support on their recovery journey.

Essential skills and experience required:

• Transferable Life/Work Experience: Valuable personal or professional experiences applicable to this role.
• Listening and Empathy: Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and willingness to learn.
• Values Alignment: Ability to demonstrate behaviors aligned with our charity’s values, including hope, understanding, expertise, equity, commitment, passion, and openness.

In your application, please share how you embody these skills and why working for a mental health charity is meaningful to you.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands through our groups, services, campaigns, and resources. Our mission is: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We are currently undergoing a transformation to deliver our strategy, “Communities that Care,” and are committed to attracting diverse talent.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

We value diversity and inclusiveness, recognizing the importance of different perspectives. We support staff networks for ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues, and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and signatory to the Race at Work Charter. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental illness, neurodiversity, health conditions, disabilities, or from ethnically diverse communities.

Our commitment to anti-racism

We aim to be a truly anti-racist organization, with a multi-year Race Equality Action Plan demonstrating our accountability and progress.

We may close this advert early if we receive high volumes of applications. For more details, visit our website or follow us on social media. For questions, contact [e-mail].

What do we value?

Passion: Leading the way to better lives for those affected by mental illness.

Commitment: Providing tireless support.

Hope: Offering a better future.

Expertise: Using our knowledge to support individuals.

People at the core: Our members, governance, and workforce.

Equity: Ensuring justice and fairness.

What will you receive?

Opportunities for personal and professional growth, funded training, career development, e-learning courses, and benefits such as pension, flexible working, life assurance, support for glasses, annual leave, recognition platforms, employee assistance, and extra leave on your birthday. For full details, see our website.

Our colleagues say:

Testimonials highlight the welcoming environment, meaningful work, and supportive culture at Rethink Mental Illness.

Note: We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of interest. We encourage prompt applications.