Mental Health Recovery Worker

Combination of early, mid and late shifts worked over a 6 week rota

Portsmouth MH Serv Lot 1 & 2 - Outram, move on & Sublet services provide supported accommodation for adults, who have mental health needs and support for alcohol/substance use needs. Our clients have a mix of medium to high support needs and provides 24/7 support across two houses next door to each other, as well as floating support across 4 properties and sublets in Portsmouth. Our sublet service support provides housing management support to clients living in self-contained units across the city to manage a tenancy independently.

We are looking for a Mental Health Recovery Worker to join a small team that works collaboratively with clients to help them achieve positive outcomes. If you love working with people and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of those your support, then this is the role for you!

The role

As our Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will lead on the case management of clients and be part of a team that supports them in keeping them safe and helping them achieve their goals. You'll provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps.

You will produce and regularly review comprehensive client-based risk assessments along with engaging with local authorities, health providers and other agencies, creating and maintaining constructive working relationships to maximise the opportunities available to clients.

You'll lead on client activities to help them gain practical life skills and encourage their engagement with the running of the service.

Helping our client's to manage their finances, pay rent, manage arrears and access benefits will also form part of your role and you will provide encouragement as well as signpost clients to the local community and to resources relevant to their aspirations including education, training, employment activity or volunteering.

Further information:

• This role will require an Enhanced with Barred List(s) disclosure and barring service check is a requirement for this role. This would be completed on appointment of the role.
• This role will require a full drivers' licence and access to a vehicle
• This role will require you to work flexibly across several sites
• This role will require you to work with clients on a one-to-one basis
• This role will require you to work nights and/or weekends
• This role will require you to lone work

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Clear verbal and written English
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word plus keyboard skills for data inputting
• A confident and assertive manner
• Ability to self-motivate as you will work on your own
• Effective team working
• Ability to respond calmly to crisis
• Deal promptly with and effectively react to challenging situations
• Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of managing a caseload of clients
• Understanding of the complex support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs
• Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housing regulations and the benefits system
• Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Two Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment. We carry out pre-employment checks such as DBS checks, Overseas police checks (where appropriate), reference checks, and CV gap querying for all new staff members.