Recovery Worker

Corus Consultancy; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in London is seeking a Recovery Support Worker to provide high-quality support services to residents in need. The ideal candidate will lead the coordination of client support, formulate assessments, and work collaboratively within a supportive team framework. Candidates should possess relevant experience in mental health and a commitment to empowering individuals facing housing difficulties.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience working in Mental Health.
• Experience in helping people identify personal goals.
• Understanding of issues faced by vulnerable individuals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate support for clients.
• Complete comprehensive needs and risk assessments.
• Handle a caseload of 10-15 residents.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

IT Skills

Resilience

Collaboration

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

The recovery support worker will be part of a team providing effective, responsive, high-quality, resident focused support services to address the presenting needs of our Residents.You will be responsible for leading and coordinating the support for allocated clients by providing practical and personal support to residents in a way that is approachable, engaging, empathetic and flexible.You will be responsible for formulating comprehensive needs assessments and risk assessments resulting in an agreed support plan, you will need to be resilient, innovative, creative and have a commitment to working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and strengths/recovery framework.

Essential Requirements:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years experience working in Mental Health
• Experience in helping people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change
• Experience of dealing with complex and difficult situations in relation to people.
• A sound understanding of the issues faced by people who are homeless or vulnerably housed and the difficulties they can experience in accessing services that are fully responsive to their needs
• Experience of liaising with and/or coordinating several individuals and/or agencies to achieve effective outcomes.
• Must be able to work with external organisation
• Must be able to complete assessments and referrals
• Good IT Skills
• Needs to be able to handle 10-15 caseloads
• Key working 1 to 1
• Full time rotar basis