Recovery Support Specialist

2 weeks ago


South Ruislip, Greater London, United Kingdom Hestia Housing Support Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Recovery Support Specialist to join our team at Hestia Housing Support. As a Recovery Support Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing emotional support and guidance to individuals experiencing mental health crises in the Hillingdon Borough.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide Emotional Support and Guidance: Offer one-to-one support, active listening, and coping strategies to individuals in mental health distress.
  • Empower Service Users: Clearly articulate the aims and objectives of our service, and empower service users to engage effectively with professionals in the community.
  • Develop Co-Produced Group Activities: Create and lead group activities, peer support networks, and community-based approaches to empower service users to achieve their goals and aspirations.
  • Monitor Health and Wellbeing: Actively monitor the health, wellbeing, safety, and security of service users and ensure all concerns are followed up promptly and in line with procedures.
  • Collaborate with the Team: Work flexibly as part of a team to ensure service coverage, meet contractual obligations, and participate in core work, including providing support to colleagues and carrying out tasks allocated by the service manager.
Requirements
  • Experience Working with Mental Health Issues: Demonstrable experience of working with individuals who have experienced mental health and/or dual diagnosis issues.
  • Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation: Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation, including Care Program Approach (CPA) processes.
  • Recovery Approaches: Understanding of the principles of recovery as an ethos and a range of recovery approaches.
  • Teamwork and Communication: Ability to work as part of a team, on own initiative, and to oversee induction of new peer staff and volunteers.
  • Health and Safety: Awareness of health and safety issues and ability to address them appropriately.
  • Flexibility and Availability: Ability to work Monday to Sunday, 14:00 to 22:00, including working bank holidays.
  • IT Skills: Good IT skills, including a working knowledge of functions in MS Word, Outlook, and the internet.
  • Literacy and Numeracy: Good literacy and numeracy skills, able to produce clear written correspondence in hard copy or email.
  • Safeguarding: Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
About Hestia Housing Support

Hestia Housing Support is a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.


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