Recovery Worker Garden Café - Full Time

Restore UK; Oxford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in mental health recovery seeks a passionate individual to support its café project in Oxford. You will help individuals on their recovery journeys through engaging cooking activities, fostering confidence and resilience while maintaining a welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm for food and cooking.
• Has a positive attitude towards individuals with mental health issues.
• Exhibits innovation and business acumen to assist the project.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to running a cafe that supports mental health recovery.
• Motivate others and maintain accurate records.
• Work independently and meet deadlines.

Skills

Passion for food and cooking

Positive attitude towards mental health

Excellent communication skills

Ability to motivate others

Business acumen

Job description

Have you got what it takes to support people in their mental health recovery journeys? Do you have good cooking skills, or experience in working in kitchens and hospitality?

Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey including helping them plan for the future.

The Garden Cafe in Manzil Way is one of Restore’s recovery groups, working with people who have experienced challenges in their mental health to progress their recovery and achieve their goals. By contributing to the running of a working cafe the members build confidence, resilience and work skills, helping them back into work, volunteering and greater social involvement in their communities.

We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to service users and continuously develop as a worker in this field.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the criteria below:

• To be able to demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm for food and cooking.
• A positive attitude towards people with mental health problems, in particular people’s ability to develop and change.
• Innovation and business acumen to assist a growing project.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people on all levels.
• Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice.
• Ability to work on own initiative, to priorities, organise work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to keep accurate and up to date records

Please ensure you download the job spec for this role. Click 'apply' to view this.

Vacancycloses- Sunday 13th July 2025 at midday.

Please note that the position may be filled prior to the application deadline should a suitable candidate be identified