Recovery Support Worker (Mental Health & Housing)

Recovery Focus; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Birthday leave

Professional fees

GP access

Friend bonus

Cycle to Work

Discounts

Will writing

Job summary

Waythrough is seeking a dedicated Recovery Worker to support individuals in a residential setting at Meridian House, Colindale. The role involves facilitating wellbeing, skills development, and independence while safeguarding residents in a safe, respectful environment.

Salary in the advertised band is competitive, with flexible shifts including evenings and weekends. Join a growing charity delivering mental health and housing support across England.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or mental health support is preferred.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and shifts.
• Commitment to dignity, respect and understanding.
• Ability to manage a caseload and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• We deliver a range of support, this may include working evenings, weekends, night shifts (waking or sleeping), and on-call duties.
• The people we support are central to everything we do.
• Each individual is unique and must be treated with dignity, respect, and understanding.
• Responsibilities may vary day to day depending on individual needs.
• Supporting Individuals: to manage and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
• Develop life skills such as budgeting, money management, tenancy sustainment, and accessing public services, education, and employment.
• Encourage individuals to live fulfilling lives and develop purpose and meaning.
• Promote independence, enabling individuals to make their own choices and decisions.
• Monitoring resident wellbeing and welfare on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain compliance with legal and organisational standards.
• Provide a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.
• Manage a caseload of key clients.
• Develop and review person-centred support plans with meaningful and achievable outcomes.
• Deliver structured key working sessions tailored to individuals.
• Complete and implement positive risk assessments in line with policies and procedures.
• Signpost individuals to appropriate external services for additional support.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Motivation

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Job description

Waythrough is seeking a dedicated Recovery Worker to support individuals in a residential setting at Meridian House, Colindale. The role involves facilitating wellbeing, skills development, and independence while safeguarding residents in a safe, respectful environment.

Salary in the advertised band is competitive, with flexible shifts including evenings and weekends. Join a growing charity delivering mental health and housing support across England.