Mental Health Recovery Worker

Rethink Mental Illness; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in England is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker for their Sydney House in Salisbury. This role involves supporting individuals affected by mental illness to regain confidence and participate in community activities. The charity values diversity and encourages applications from various backgrounds. Opportunities for personal development and various benefits are provided.

Benefits

Pension

Flexible working

Life assurance

Employee assistance

Eyecare vouchers

Extra leave on your birthday

Qualifications

• Transferable life/work experience applicable to this role.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with charity's values.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals affected by mental illness to regain confidence.
• Help service users achieve personal goals and access support.

Skills

Listening

Empathy

Understanding

Patience

Willingness to learn

Job description

Vacancy Salary: £22,993.74 per annum FTE

Vacancy Location: Sydney House - Salisbury

This is a Permanent, 35 hours vacancy that will close in 7 days at 23:59 BST.

Your role

Rethink Mental Illness is an organisation 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 supporting nine residents, located a 10-minute walk from Salisbury city centre. Our small, experienced team adopts a person-centred approach to enable residents to reintegrate into the community.

Overview of a Mental Health Support Worker Role

You will support individuals affected by mental illness to regain confidence and participate in social and workplace activities. Working closely with service users, you will help them achieve personal goals and access the support they need for their recovery.

Essential Skills and Experience

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

In your application, please share how you would bring these skills to life and why working for a mental health charity appeals to you.

Who are we?

Rethink Mental Illness is a leading mental health charity in England, supporting thousands through various services, campaigns, and resources. Our mission is: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We are evolving and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, actively encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental illness, LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodiverse people, and others from diverse communities.

Our commitment to anti-racism

We aim to be a truly anti-racist organization, with a multi-year Race Equality Action Plan to hold ourselves accountable and progress in this area.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Further details

Visit our website or follow us on social media for more information. For questions, contact: [e-mail]

Our Values

• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding

What you will receive

Opportunities for personal development, funded training, career progression, and various benefits including pension, flexible working, life assurance, employee assistance, eyecare vouchers, and extra leave on your birthday.

Colleagues’ testimonials

Our staff share rewarding experiences working with us, emphasizing a supportive environment and meaningful impact.

Please apply promptly, as we may close early due to high interest.

Documents

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