Mental Health Recovery Worker

Rethink Mental Illness; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unsocial hours uplift

Bank holiday uplift

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness is recruiting a Mental Health Recovery Worker to join the Somerset Crisis House team in Yeovil, Somerset. The role focuses on one-to-one support, helping individuals regain confidence and independence while coordinating with local health services.

The post involves compassionate engagement, boundary maintenance, and collaboration with mental health agencies to promote recovery and safety.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Empathy

Patience

Great listening skills

Kindness

Digital literacy

Tools

Microsoft applications

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