AddressLocation: Southsea, Portsmouth
Salary: £12.84 per hour (Mon - Fri) to £16.05 per hour (Sat & Sun)
Contract Type: Bank
YOU is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people across Hampshire and Dorset, giving them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.
Essential Requirements
The appointed Specialist Recovery Worker will:
- Have experience of working in mental health services or lived experiences, working with individuals who have forensic/offending history and/or complex needs.
- Have an understanding of recovery focused and asset based support, and how to apply positive risk management
- Have an understanding of substance misuse issues and how to work with clients to safely manage their substance misuse
- Possess or be willing to work towards a relevant Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification.
- Visa Sponsorship is NOT available for this role
The Role
The essence of the Specialist Recovery Worker role is to provide support for people with complex needs and/or whom have a forensic history leaving acute mental health services. This will be delivered through a range of interventions such as telephone or face to face support and developing peer support. The service will support clients with forensic/offending history and/or their complex needs, ensuring that people are at the centre of what we do and take a holistic view of individual’s requirements.
As a Specialist Recovery Worker you will be working alongside clients, focusing on their strengths and building their resilience to manage their mental health and wellbeing. If you feel you have the skills to work as part of this dynamic team then we are keen to hear from you.
About You
Joining our team as a Specialist Recovery Worker, you will be passionate about supporting people through their recovery journey, thinking innovatively and taking a Can Do approach to offer the best means of support. You will have experience of positive risk management, knowledge of the relevant CQC Regulations, and have experience of supporting people in their day-to-day life.
You will be flexible able to meet the needs of the service, including working day time, evening, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts on a rota basis. You will also feel confident to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team, as well as building positive relationships within the local community.
YOU has a strong value base, striving to be person-centred, innovative, trustworthy, can-do and excellent at all times, so it is important that you are as passionate about these principles as we are.
Our Benefits
If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:
- Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time.
- Enhanced annual leave entitlements, sick pay allowances and pension scheme contributions.
- Excellent and professionally certified training.
- Real opportunities to develop in your profession.
- Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
- Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day!
- Online 24/7 access to your personal rota.
- A company that is committed to its employees, valuing their knowledge, creativity and flexibility.
- The chance to work with amazing people.
If you think you have the skills to provide this service, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please click ‘Apply’ to forward your details on to us; please be sure to include your name, email address and contact telephone number. We will then contact you directly to discuss the role and ask you a few key questions to make sure that this is the right position for you. Alternatively, you can call Jamie on 07919 885716, who will talk to you about the service and ask you a few key questions to help assess your suitability for the role.
If you are successful during this initial screening you will be invited to an assessment and interview, the date of which will be agreed at this point. Please note; we will select the first suitable applicants for interview and assessment, so don’t delay, apply today!
We are also recruiting to our bank of Sessional Support Workers called Premier Crew. If this is something that interests you, please either speak to Jamie by calling 07919 885716, or contact us centrally at 01329 821935 or via email to recruitment@theyoutrust.org.ukfor more details.
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Job Type: Zero hours contract
Salary: £12.84-£16.05 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Health and Social Care: 1 year (preferred)
- working with people with mental ill health support needs: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Right To Work in the UK - Sponsorship NOT Available (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 02033/PCRecov/JamieM
