Senior Recovery Outreach Worker - Mental Health

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization providing mental health support is seeking a Senior Recovery Outreach Worker in London. This impactful role focuses on empowering individuals facing complex needs through tailored support services. The candidate will facilitate engagement, develop intervention plans, and ensure cultural sensitivity in their practice.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking users with mental health.
• Ability to assess and act on declining mental health.
• Experience delivering outreach support in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Support and well-being of key service users using holistic, person-centred support.
• Visit service users for support sessions in their homes or community locations.
• Formulate, implement, and review support plans with service users.

Skills

Mental health knowledge

Cultural sensitivity

Assessment abilities

Intervention skills

Support planning

Job description

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Client:

Hestia Housing Support

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

We areHestia. We make a difference.

At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range of services, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, Mental Health & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.

The service you will work in….

The Grove Outreach is a vibrant and busy service which enables Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea residents to avoid, and in particular to reduce the need for, prolonged hospital admissions and long-term dependency on mental health services. The Grove delivers community based, person-centred and holistic support to service users aged over 18, who have severe or enduring complex needs.

We provide a weekly range of creative activities including art, pottery and social discussion groups. We are a rewarding service in which we work closely in co-production with our service users in order to increase their independence and combat isolation.

A day in this role looks like….

As a Senior Recovery Outreach 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:

• To be responsible for the support and well-being of a group of key service users allocated from across the team using holistic, person-centred support planning with SMART targets and the recovery star using the recovery approach to enable them to increase independence, maintain their accommodation and enjoy a
  good quality of life.
• To ensure that specific services and activities are provided to meet the needs of African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking users.
• To visit service users for support sessions within their homes or appropriate community locations.
• To devise effective interventions for service users who are ‘hard to engage'
• To enable the service users to access medical services and the local community mainstream services
• To ensure that allocated service users have a needs & risk assessment and SMART support plan, which are reviewed at agreed frequencies
• To minimise unplanned and emergency hospital admissions for mental health relapse.
• To formulate, implement and review support plans with service users and associated professional participation
• To liaise effectively with other agencies involved in the support of service users where appropriate
• To encourage users to have on-going engagement with existing networks including faith-based groups and informal sources of support

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.

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 to meeting the cultural needs of African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking people with mental health support needs.
• Excellent knowledge of issues related to signs, symptoms, and treatments of mental illness; ability to assess service users declining mental health and take appropriate action
• Excellent knowledge of, issues related to signs, symptoms, and treatments of mental illness; ability to assess service users declining mental health and take appropriate action.
• Experience of working with people requiring support related to mental ill health and complex needs.
• Experience of delivering support to African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking service users within a community/outreach setting.
• Ability to support service users to achieve their goals & aspirations.
• Knowledge of health and safety relevant to the role including working within a community setting

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 proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Important Information for Candidates

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.