Recovery Worker - TH Huddleston

Hestia Charity; Dover; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hestia is seeking a Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our Mental Health and Complex Needs service at Huddleston Close & Grand Union Place in Dover. You will play a crucial role in guiding service users toward empowerment and independence within a supportive team.

You will empower a caseload to manage health and well-being, support tenancy, work with partner agencies, and contribute to safeguarding, continuous improvement, and skills development.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people who have mental health and/or dual diagnosis in paid or voluntary roles.
• Ability to engage with individuals who may display challenging behaviour.
• Ability to work in a structured, busy environment and on a team rota including unsociable hours.
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues.
• IT proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Empower a caseload of clients to manage health and wellbeing and achieve goals.
• Support tenancy and independence to prevent hospital admissions.
• Collaborate with outside agencies involved in care and support.
• Assist Team Manager with contract KPIs and performance oversight.
• Ensure service users attend and participate in socially inclusive activities and skills development.
• Provide advice on health services, education, training and employment opportunities.

Job description

We are Hestia. We make a difference.

The service you will work in…

Huddleston Close & Grand Union place are supported accommodation services for complex mental health needs. Our service is designed as an alternative to acute mental health intervention and to prevent further institutionalisation.

Running as move on services, Huddleston Close & Grand Union Place are aimed at facilitating the development of necessary skills and empowering adults to re-join the community independently. You will be joining a successful team on a full-time basis, with fantastic leadership and supportive colleagues. We offer a welcoming environment and a collaborative service. The team have won Hestia's best practice award on 3 occasions.

A day in this role looks like…

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Mental Health and Complex Needs service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.

A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:

• You will empower a caseload of clients to manage their health and wellbeing, maintain their independence, identify their strengths and achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Be responsible for the empowerment and well-being of service users, using person-centred planning and Recovery Approaches, a key-work system to enable them to attain and sustain a tenancy, enjoy a good quality of life and avoid repeat hospital admissions.
• Work in partnership with outside agencies involved in the care and support of service users.
• Support the Team Manager to oversee performance related to the contract including KPIs.
• Ensure that service users are able to attend and participate in a range of socially inclusive activities and skills development opportunities.
• Advise on health services, education, training and employment opportunities.

Why Hestia?

Joining Hestia means more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.

Role

We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise, and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:

• Experience of working with people who have experienced mental health and / or dual diagnosis issues in a paid or voluntary role.
• The capacity to work with people who may display challenging behaviour and to defuse potentially difficult situations.
• Having a solution focused approach and the capacity to work constructively and collaboratively towards problem solving.
• A calm, non-judgemental and anti-discriminatory approach.
• The ability to work within a structured, busy and sometimes pressured environment.
• Willingness to work unsociable hours; Early, late, overnight (sleep-in cover) and weekend duties as part of a team rota required.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
• Experience and skilled in IT applications such excel, word, outlook and powerpoint.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer…

Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us.