Recovery Worker Garden Café - Part Time

Restore (Rehabilitation Services Trust For Oxfordshire Re-Employment); Oxford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Recovery Worker at a leading mental health support café. This role focuses on empowering individuals in their recovery journey through cooking and social engagement. Your passion for food and positive attitude will play a crucial role in fostering community involvement and personal growth among participants.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion and enthusiasm for food and cooking.
• Positive attitude towards individuals with mental health challenges.
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in their mental health recovery through café operations.
• Help clients develop confidence, resilience, and work skills.
• Engage in a supportive environment for mental health recovery.

Skills

Communication

Motivation

Innovation

Organizational Skills

Job description

Join to apply for the Recovery Worker Garden Café - Part Time role at Restore (Rehabilitation Services Trust For Oxfordshire Re-Employment)

Restore (Rehabilitation Services Trust For Oxfordshire Re-Employment) provided pay range

This range is provided by Restore (Rehabilitation Services Trust For Oxfordshire Re-Employment). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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.

Vacancy closes - 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Education and Training