Mental Health Support Worker

How You Will Make a Difference: As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will support individuals in regaining confidence and engaging in social and workplace activities. You'll work closely with service users to achieve their personal goals and access necessary support on their recovery journey.

• Provide key worker support, including one-on-one assistance and liaising with other mental health agencies.
• Focus on individual needs, using communication, motivation, and coaching to support users in achieving their goals.
• Build rapport based on respect and honesty, maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.
• Assist with property re-lets, processing referrals, day to day running of a service, and health and safety of the schemes we manage.
  
  Transferable life/work experience relevant to this role.
• Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
• Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
• Experience in supporting people with mental illness or providing care/support services in a housing setting (paid or voluntary) is a plus.
• Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
• Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.
It will be necessary to travel to our site in Stroud as well as Cheltenham, so it will be useful to be able to drive. Caring for our people.

Rethink Mental Illness are hiring a Mental Health Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly team at Gloucestershire Supported Housing, Cheltenham. Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that's why equity is one of our core values. Our Gloucestershire service offers independent, quality housing to tenants with mental health needs. We support people to achieve personal goals, offer emotional and practical support with day-to-day living, and help develop skills to live independently in the community in order to build a meaningful quality of life as defined by them.


• PULSE - our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays (some roles may require working on bank holidays) as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.
Salary: £22,004 per annum Hours Per Week: Full-time - 35 hours