Recovery Worker

TOGETHER FOR MENTAL WELLBEING; Norwich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Perkbox discount portal

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Together for Mental Wellbeing in Norwich is looking for a Recovery Worker to join our community-based service supporting adults with mental health issues. You will work a four-week rolling rota across days, evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins, with a sleep-in allowance of £72.85 per sleep-in.

No personal care is required and the role is permanent. You will engage with clients to help them achieve goals, use recovery-focused interventions, and develop plans with the person at the centre.

Responsibilities

• As a mental health recovery worker, you will support individuals to engage in the service and to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual key work, targeted recovery outcome focused interventions and person centred planning
• You will provide support utilising your fully flexible and personalised approach and act as a support navigator to make creative use of the resources available
• As a mental health recovery worker, you will empower individuals to exercise choice and control and work alongside people to develop and review robust assessments, safety management plans and recovery support plans.

Job description

Recovery Worker - Norwich

Join an organisation where you are truly valued!

This role involves working a four week rolling rota which covers days, evenings, weekends, sleep ins and bank holidays. Sleep-in shift allowance of £72.85 paid for each sleep-in. No personal care involved. Permanent contract

Do you have that instinct to help others? Then you have the opportunity to truly make a difference in your community!

QUALIFICATIONS ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO US, YOUR ATTITIDE AND COMMITMENT ARE!

NIHCSS is a partnership between Together for Mental Wellbeing and St Martins Housing. We are a recovery based service supporting people over the age of 18 with mental health issues.

OUR FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING PEOPLE

We provide an inclusive and supportive environment where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work and where you are driven to stay and grow. You have a positive attitude and a commitment to our values.

"We work together to facilitate choice through involvement, by doing what we say, never giving up on people and looking to constantly improve the way we work."

Key Responsibilities

• As a mental health recovery worker, you will support individuals to engage in the service and to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual key work, targeted recovery outcome focused interventions and person centred planning
• You will provide support utilising your fully flexible and personalised approach and act as a support navigator to make creative use of the resources available
• As a mental health recovery worker, you will empower individuals to exercise choice and control and work alongside people to develop and review robust assessments, safety management plans and recovery support plans.

About you

You must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle that you are happy to use for work purposes as this role involves working in the community & taking clients to appointments - mileage expense paid. Be willing to work the shift pattern.

Be willing to work the shift pattern.

Benefits

Some of what we offer you as a valued team member

Pension Scheme, Perkbox discount portal, Blue Light Card, Shiny Mind app, care Friends reward system, Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour helpline providing counselling, legal information, assistance with family issues and medical information, Staff led Workforce Inclusion Groups ensuring that everyone has a voice and is part of an inclusive organisation.

Learning & Development - Your Progression Route with NIHCSS

• structured and effective onboarding programme
• vocational paid training to allow continuous learning and personal development.
• Internal and external courses all provided to support your long term personal development and career pathway.
• Time available for you to dedicate to your personal development
• Regular 1:1's focusing on your wellbeing, caseload, achievements, challenges and personal goals.

At Together we value and encourage diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We are committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self, welcoming applications from people from diverse communities and backgrounds who share our values. As an employer, we are committed to making any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Successful candidates will require an enhanced DBS check. To find out more, visit

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

. Together is committed to equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practices. Charity No. 211091

About Together for Mental Wellbeing

We value people as experts in what works best for them, and each individual we work with influences and shapes the support they and others receive from us.

Founded in 1879, today we work with approximately 4,500 people every month - at around 70 locations across England.

Our services include support in the community, accommodation-based support, advocacy, and criminal justice services.

At Together we value and encourage diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We are committed to creating a workplace where you can be yourself, welcoming applications from people from diverse communities and backgrounds who share our values.

As an employer, we are committed to making any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.