Recovery Support Worker

We are seeking compassionate people with emotional intelligence and person-centred values for the interesting and rewarding role of Recovery Support Worker, supporting people with mental health and other needs in a high quality, new-build supported living service in Redditch. The service will provide person-centred, recovery-focussed support to promote independence, tenancy sustainment and positive risk management.

You will ensure that service users are enabled to make progress in their personal recovery journey and to attain goals relating to their mental health & wellbeing, independence and quality of life.  You will support individuals to move into their new homes and to become as independent as possible in managing their tenancies and all areas of daily living.

You will provide psychological and practical support to enable people to grow in self-esteem and confidence. You will empower people to make informed choices and to enjoy a fulfilling life by developing supportive relationships with others, make community connections and access meaningful activities. You will work closely and effectively with all members of the individual’s support network, including their families, social workers, NHS professionals and voluntary agencies.

You must be able to build warm and trusting relationships with individuals, based on respect and unconditional positive regard. You will need to have good verbal and written communication skills and be confident in liaising with external agencies. You must be able to work in a work in a reliable and accountable manner and have the ability to carry out the role of Key Worker, contributing to needs/risk assessment and the development of person-centred support plans.

You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of mental health needs and the challenges experienced by people who may have experienced trauma and adverse life events. You will be committed to equality and able to practice in an inclusive and non-judgmental manner. Relevant paid or unpaid experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be offered. A relevant qualification (such as a Health & Social Care Diploma or degree in psychology) would also be desirable.

Your work base will be the supported living service which is located close to Redditch town centre and comprises of 14 well designed, self-contained one bed apartments, with a communal lounge and on-site staff office.

This role will require you to work shifts on a 7 day rota, which will include evenings, weekends. And bank holidays. You may be required to undertake additional sleep-in duties on the premises for which a generous additional payment is made.

Part–Time hours will be considered subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma
• Choice of weekly or monthly pay

About Creative Support

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with mental health and other needs. We are committed to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice. We promote independence, dignity, equality, rights and inclusion when designing and delivering services. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures.

We are a passionate, inclusive and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. As a Disability Confident Employer we welcome applications from people with a disability, and as a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion we actively encourage applications from the LGBT+ community.

We are a ‘Mindful Employer’ and an Investor in People Silver employer of over 5,000 well supported staff across England. You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your welfare and professional development through both practice-based and accredited training. You will also be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive team of senior operational managers.

We would really welcome the opportunity to tell you more about this exciting role. For an informal discussion please contact Leigh Birch by email to citing a contact telephone number.

We do not accept CVs in lieu of a completed Creative Support application form. All job offers are subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, the cost of which is met by Creative Support.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.