Mental Health Recovery Worker

Spinx; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

Pension & family benefits

Discounts & rewards

Referral bonus

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness in Yeovil is seeking a Mental Health Recovery Worker to support people in crisis through one-to-one guidance and recovery-focused care.

You will help individuals rebuild confidence, work with mental health agencies, and maintain professional boundaries in a dynamic 24/7 service setting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting.
• Excellent listening, empathy, patience and kindness.
• Comfort with digital systems (Microsoft Office, email, internet).

Responsibilities

• Help individuals rebuild confidence and independence.
• Support service users in achieving personal goals.
• Provide one-to-one guidance and work alongside mental health agencies.
• Build respectful, honest relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.

Skills

Listening skills

Empathy

Patience

Kindness

Digital literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

Location: Step Up Service - Yeovil, Somerset.

Additional Enhanced Payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We're looking for an experienced and caring Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our dedicated team at Somerset Crisis House.

About Somerset Crisis House - Yeovil, Somerset

The Somerset Crisis House is a 24/7, 365 days a year service where people can stay who are in mental health crisis for an average of 14 days. Referrals are received via Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust Home Treatment Teams and Urgent Care Hubs. The service provides high-quality, recovery-focused and trauma-informed support to people experiencing mental health crises and those with complex and enduring mental health needs.

What will you do?

• Help individuals rebuild confidence and independence
• Support service users in achieving personal goals
• Provide one-to-one guidance and work alongside mental health agencies
• Build respectful, honest relationships while maintaining professional boundaries

What we're looking for:

• Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting.
• Great listening skills, empathy, patience, and kindness
• Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet)
• A commitment to our values and willingness to learn

Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

• An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
• Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
• Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
• Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
• Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
• Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

Our commitment to inclusion

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.