Recovery Worker - London, United Kingdom - Mind in the City, Hackney & Waltham Forest

Mind in the City, Hackney & Waltham Forest

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job description

Job title:
Mind Recovery Worker

Responsible to:
Communities Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Full-time

Salary:
£27,656 - £29,654 per annum (Full-time equivalent, SC5-SP2- SP25)

Contract type:
Permanent

Location:
Hackney.

Benefits:
See supporting documents for information on benefits.

We are looking for someone who has experience in working in a recovery orientated, person centered, non-judgmental manner.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, working in partnership with Turning Point and Antidote, provide the City and Hackney Recovery service.

The service is based in each of City and Hackney's neighborhoods in order to be accessible, local and inclusive.

A full integrated service, shaped by the community needs and voices of service users, careers, families, communities, all staff and volunteers will contribute to recovery, social inclusion and improving the quality of life of all our service users in the City of London and Hackney borough.

The service has three elements:
Out There, Everywhere
- specialist outreach, in reach and engagement; Building Blocks
- low, medium and hi intensity support pathways; and Get Connected
- building on our local, person and shared assets to provide recovery capital and peer support.

This role will lead community research on local issues that can affect substance use, enabling better targeting of resources to meet unmet demand or need in different localities.

The role will also support service development through developing feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more information.

DBS clearance at Enhanced (without Barring) is required for this role.

About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:
We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.

We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.

We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.

Our values are:

Working with Mind CHWF means you'll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney, and Waltham Forest.

Our values are:

Connected:
Creating a compassionate and supportive community.

Fair:
We strive for equity

- no-one's needs should go unmet.

Brave:
We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new

We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF.

We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.

We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.

Value-based Recruitment:

We know that for various reasons, not everybody who can successfully perform in a role, performs their best under traditional interview/selection procedures.

We are therefore seeking ways to breakdown further barriers in our recruitment & selection process.

How to apply:

To be considered for this post, we need to receive the: