Recovery Workers
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£ 33095 - 36970
1 Vacancy
Job Description
1 x Permanent Contract
2 x Fixed Term Contracts(1 x 6 months /1 x 9 months)
Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives
This is an exciting time to join our Westminster Move On and Resettlement Service as a Recovery Worker. We are looking for motivated self-starters who will work in a non-judgemental way and build meaningful trusting relationships with our clients. The service is part of Westminsters Rough Sleepers Pathway and the role involves:
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Regularly travelling to meet our clients across 8 different houses set within the north of the borough.
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Working with clients to bring out their strengths and support them to prepare for independent living.
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Helping to create and maintain a supportive safe environment for clients who have complex needs including mental health substance use alcohol use and complex traumas.
The role is predominantly Monday to Friday 9-5 working one weekend per month (Bank Holidays also included in work rota).
Please note candidates will be asked their preference of contract at interview however may be offered any of the available vacancies.
About you
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We believe in lived experience; we are looking for inspirational committed individuals who have the ability to use their own experience to provide encouraging; empathetic and consistent support to vulnerable people.
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This role will suit those with personal experience of homelessness mental health issues and distress and who may have used homelessness mental health criminal justice; alcohol use substance use and/or recovery services.
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The understanding and experience of mental health models such as Person Centered Approach and Open Dialogue.
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Strong communication influencing and reasoning skills and the ability to network and build effective relationships with a variety of different people.
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Excellent organisation and problem solving skills and the ability to manage your workload and prioritise effectively.
Wed always like to hear from people who want to help transform lives. Not sure if you have the skills and experience you need for the role Apply and well let you know!
St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form please click on the document tab on the advert page on our website.
When youre ready to apply click the Apply Now Button to start your online application form.
Closing date: 10 am on 6th June 2025
Interview and assessments on: 18th June 2025
About Us
Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.
What We Offer
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity diversity and inclusion improves the health wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity inclusion and wellbeing are prioritisedwe are happier healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients.
Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:
- A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
- Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
- A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
- Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
- In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.
Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equality Diversity & Inclusion page.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky but with family friendly policies flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them.
These include:
- Agile working model for suitable roles.
- Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
- 28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
- Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
- Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
- Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
- Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.
Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.
At St Mungos we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.
These include:
- Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
- Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
- Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.
A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
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