Mental Health Recovery Specialist - United Kingdom - Recovery Focus

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Apply locations Wingfield Resource Centre time type Full time posted on Posted Today job requisition id JR007923 Employment Specialist
£28,182 - £29,547 per annum inclusive of location allowance

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment.

But, it's only possible with the help of people like you.

To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements with local organisations/employers.

Day to day, you'll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment focused goals and provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc.

You'll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and Mental Health teams and have the initiative to develop and promote the service.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you'll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.

The post holder will be a car driver to have the ability to travel independently across a large geographical area within Surrey.

This is a permanent full time post, requiring the post-holder to work 37.We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence.

From 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship will be merging with the mental health charity Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we've all known has been needed for decades.

locations 2 Locations time type Full time posted on Posted Today Recovery Focus is a group of charities with the shared aim of Inspiring Recovery Together.

Our partners are experts in supporting people along their mental health recovery journeys, overcoming the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling and supporting survivors and working with perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Our models to support recovery include supported housing, residential care homes, community-based support, crisis services and social enterprises.