Mental Health Recovery Worker
| Posting date: | 15 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | N21 2RH |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Social Interest Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 286681JCP |
Summary
Job Title: Mental Health Recovery Worker
Location: Based in a residential property in Enfield (Nearest overground Enfield Town, Bus Routes available) Unfortunately there is no step free access at this service.
Salary: £27,000
Shift Pattern: 37.5 per week Monday to Sunday on a rolling rota between 07:30 - 15:30, 13:00 - 21:00, this may also fall under bank holiday working as per the rota and further evenings.
About the role
Penrose Enfield is a vibrant care and rehabilitation service, offering 21 beds in a 24 hour supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs. You will join a team which consists of a Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, a day team of 10, and a night team of 4. We are here to promote independence and give our residents the tools needed to fulfil their lives in the community independently.
As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery, reablement, and rehabilitation, providing person centred and trauma informed support in a psychologically informed environment (PIE), to empower residents to achieve their goals and improve their well-being. Here, you’ll support individuals transitioning from complex care or acute mental health services to a structured rehabilitation setting. Working closely with the mental health trust community rehabilitation team, you’ll help residents overcome challenging behaviour's and support medication compliance, making a real difference every day. Join us to be a part of a team that’s dedicated to empowering and transforming lives!
Key Responsibilities
Provide tailored support to residents/participants to help them achieve their personal goals and outcomes. This may involve contributing to and developing support plans, conducting risk assessments, participating in reviews, and attending case meetings.
Deliver all required aspects of the service efficiently and consistently. This includes welfare checks, support sessions, safeguarding monitoring, risk assessments, and involvement in training and development.
Ensure residents/participants fully understand their rights and responsibilities, and have access to appropriate tools, resources, and support networks to achieve their goals.
Help design, lead, and encourage participation in a range of projects, group sessions, and community-based activities.
Create an empowering and enabling environment where individuals are supported to make informed decisions and take control of their own lives.
Provide practical advice, emotional support, and life skills training to promote independence and resilience.
About you
You're someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support that makes a real difference in people's lives. You thrive in a team environment and are an effective communicator, able to build meaningful, long-term relationships with individuals from all walks of life. Equality, diversity, and inclusion aren’t just buzzwords to you – they’re principles you live by.
Understanding of the needs of those who have various complex needs including mental health
Understand and experience in supporting low to medium mental health service users
Ability to use IT systems to record case notes, email relevant people, and use other software required within the role
Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the communal service and residents
Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
Cultural awareness, Self-awareness, and ability to identify personal growth areas and take feedback
Sensitivity and empathy to others, and ability to deal with individual circumstances with professionalism
Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
Employer Pension Contribution
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
Life Assurance Scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual Staff Awards
EDI Ambassador programme
Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.
Join an organisation with a mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
Location: Based in a residential property in Enfield (Nearest overground Enfield Town, Bus Routes available) Unfortunately there is no step free access at this service.
Salary: £27,000
Shift Pattern: 37.5 per week Monday to Sunday on a rolling rota between 07:30 - 15:30, 13:00 - 21:00, this may also fall under bank holiday working as per the rota and further evenings.
About the role
Penrose Enfield is a vibrant care and rehabilitation service, offering 21 beds in a 24 hour supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs. You will join a team which consists of a Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, a day team of 10, and a night team of 4. We are here to promote independence and give our residents the tools needed to fulfil their lives in the community independently.
As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery, reablement, and rehabilitation, providing person centred and trauma informed support in a psychologically informed environment (PIE), to empower residents to achieve their goals and improve their well-being. Here, you’ll support individuals transitioning from complex care or acute mental health services to a structured rehabilitation setting. Working closely with the mental health trust community rehabilitation team, you’ll help residents overcome challenging behaviour's and support medication compliance, making a real difference every day. Join us to be a part of a team that’s dedicated to empowering and transforming lives!
Key Responsibilities
Provide tailored support to residents/participants to help them achieve their personal goals and outcomes. This may involve contributing to and developing support plans, conducting risk assessments, participating in reviews, and attending case meetings.
Deliver all required aspects of the service efficiently and consistently. This includes welfare checks, support sessions, safeguarding monitoring, risk assessments, and involvement in training and development.
Ensure residents/participants fully understand their rights and responsibilities, and have access to appropriate tools, resources, and support networks to achieve their goals.
Help design, lead, and encourage participation in a range of projects, group sessions, and community-based activities.
Create an empowering and enabling environment where individuals are supported to make informed decisions and take control of their own lives.
Provide practical advice, emotional support, and life skills training to promote independence and resilience.
About you
You're someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support that makes a real difference in people's lives. You thrive in a team environment and are an effective communicator, able to build meaningful, long-term relationships with individuals from all walks of life. Equality, diversity, and inclusion aren’t just buzzwords to you – they’re principles you live by.
Understanding of the needs of those who have various complex needs including mental health
Understand and experience in supporting low to medium mental health service users
Ability to use IT systems to record case notes, email relevant people, and use other software required within the role
Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the communal service and residents
Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
Cultural awareness, Self-awareness, and ability to identify personal growth areas and take feedback
Sensitivity and empathy to others, and ability to deal with individual circumstances with professionalism
Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
Employer Pension Contribution
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
Life Assurance Scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual Staff Awards
EDI Ambassador programme
Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.
Join an organisation with a mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.