Support Time and Recovery Worker

Hpft; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust in Hemel Hempstead is recruiting a Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker to join the Dacorum Adult Community Mental Health Services. The role focuses on supporting service users using the STAR model and promoting recovery within the community.

The team works Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm; applicants should have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and be willing to undertake training. Sponsorship is not offered, and a valid driving license is preferred unless exempt.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3, or agreement to undertake training.
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a group of service users to promote recovery and community participation.
• Contribute to team management and day-to-day tasks for STAR workers.
• Support the Care Coordinator in implementing recovery-focused care plans.
• Ensure service users engage with the Care Plan and access services regularly.
• Promote independent living for service users within the community.

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Mental Health Certificate Level 3

Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Job description

Site The Marlowes Health and Wellbeing Centre Town Hemel Hempstead Salary £29,812 - £32,715 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Are you a Support Worker with some experience who is looking to enhance your knowledge and skill in mental health working?

Are you looking for part time work to fit around your busy life?

If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker to Dacorum Adult Community Mental Health Services.

Our team is based in Hemel Hempstead and provides services to the locality of Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and surrounding villages). The service operates Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.

Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

Job Summary

• To work as part of a team which provides mental health services to service users and their carers
• To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodationsolutions using the Support Time and Recovery Model.
• To work across service and/or care group boundaries as necessary.
• To work closely in association with the Team Leader, other senior staff and otheragencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of STAR services withinavailable resources
• To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with afocus on Recovery Principles
• To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery

Main duties of the job

• To provide support, give time to an allocated group of service users and thuspromote their recovery and promote their place in the broader community.
• To contribute towards the management of a team of STAR workers, by leading onclearly identified, appropriate day to day team management tasks.
• Responsible for providing support to the Care Coordinator, in the implementationof a recovery focused care plan for an allocated number of individual service users and carers.
• To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan andaccess appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.
• To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.

Person specification

Other Requirements

• Car driver unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Experience

• Three years experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application promptly.