Recovery Practitioner

**Post: Recovery Practitioner**

**Hours: Full Time 37.5 hrs per week.**

**Location: Exeter/Torbay, East and South Devon, Devon**

**Salary: £21,500 - £23,000**

**Contract: Fixed term post for 3 years, with option to extend depending on funding.**

The Devon Mental Health Alliance has been commissioned through the Community Mental Health Framework to help transform the county’s approach to mental health, by supporting greater connectivity between the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and statutory partners.

The Alliance is passionate about developing and delivering services in partnership with experts by experience, families, carers, and statutory and VCSE agencies - services that will have the best outcomes for people facing significant challenges in their lives. We are now seeking to appoint a Recovery Practitioner with the right skills and experience to deliver positive outcomes to a case load of individuals with a variety of mental health concerns.

This role will be employed through Step One Charity, working alongside the Alliance Locality Manager to help deliver a mental health and wellbeing support offer across Exeter, Torbay, East and South Devon.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in an innovative and impactful programme that will make a genuine difference to people across Devon. You will be joining a committed and forward-looking team, with opportunities for you to grow your experience, skills, and influence as the programme develops. Through a creative and responsive approach, you will build relationships with the people we support to improve their health and wellbeing and enable their emotional, physical, intellectual and social needs. You will be able to deliver one-to-one interventions as well as group sessions. Knowledge of psychologically informed interventions and coping strategies is desirable. The ability to work in a person-centred manner and signpost individuals to services that best suit their needs is essential.

This project has a fixed term of 3 years, after which we will be seeking an extension to the contract. After this point we will consider internal transfers to other services within Step One.

**What we would like from you**:

- Compassion, integrity and patience
- a strong “can do” attitude
- emotional resilience
- excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- a positive approach
- flexibility to respond to the changing needs of those we support
- a full driving license

**What we can give to you**:

- competitive salary
- travel costs
- enhanced disclosure cost coverage
- comprehensive induction with ongoing training
- 35 days leave including bank holidays
- Company pension scheme

Step One Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of those we look after. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and disclosures with the relevant body at an enhanced level. We are an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £21,500.00-£23,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 or other relevant mental health qualification (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)