Mental Health Support Specialist

4 weeks ago


Devon, United Kingdom Rethink Mental Illness Full time

Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England, supporting thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns, and advice and information.

We are seeking a skilled Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our team, working closely with service users to achieve their personal goals and access the support they need on their recovery journey.

The ideal candidate will have transferable life/work experience, excellent listening and empathy skills, and a strong understanding of the values of our charity, including hope, understanding, expertise, equity, commitment, passion, and openness.

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will offer people affected by mental illness the support and help they need to regain their confidence and get involved in everyday social and workplace activities.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Working closely with service users to achieve their personal goals and access the support they need on their recovery journey.
  • Providing emotional support and guidance to individuals affected by mental illness.
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with service users, their families, and other stakeholders.
  • Collaborating with other teams and services to ensure a comprehensive approach to mental health support.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

  • PULSE – our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform.
  • Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support.
  • Taking time for you: We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays.
  • Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and engaged employer, and we welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are LGBTQIA+, people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We are an exciting charity to work for, on a transformation journey to deliver Communities that Care, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team.



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