Recovery Worker

**Post**: Recovery Worker - Mental Health **Reporting to**: Team Manager **Contract type**: Permanent, Part time (4 days per week) **About the Service** Working within Hestia’s crisis alternative operational team, the Café will provide a safe, welcoming and non-clinical environment to support people who are experiencing psychological distress. The primary aim is to provide an alternative community setting for people in a mental health crisis, who may otherwise attend A&E or access other urgent and emergency services. This Café is part of a network of Crisis Cafés/Havens/Houses run by Hestia in locations across London and Kent. The team will further benefit from the support of an Area Manager, Head of Mental Health and the Regional Director of Operations. The Café Hours are Monday - Sunday 17:00 - 23:00 **About the Role** To provide support to local adult residents at the Camden Crisis Café who are either experiencing or likely to experience mental health crisis by offering a range of activities and interventions within the service during opening times. **Please see the attached job description for full job responsibilities and terms & conditions.** **About you** - Demonstrable experience of working with individuals who have experienced mental health issues and / or dual diagnosis issues - Knowledge of issues affecting those individuals with a range of mental health conditions, how to communicate effectively with these individuals and how to support them with dignity and respect - Understanding of the principles of recovery as an ethos and a range of recovery approaches - Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative - Awareness of health and safety issues - A commitment to co-producing service delivery with service users by ensuring that activity is aligned to support them to reduce mental health crisis and develop strategies for better mental health and wellbeing in the future - Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately **What we offer** - ** Holiday allowance **of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata) - ** Company Pension**: - ** Learning and Development Opportunities** (including career progression opportunities across our services and departments, a full 9 month induction providing an understanding of our Approach, practices and policies to support your career and if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate) - ** Rewards exclusive membership** (our staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.) - ** Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools** including our Employee Assistance Programme with Clinical Supervision and Flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL) - ** Other benefits** such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike). - If applicable to the role, we will also support you on joining our existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria. **About Hestia** Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia. **Please note** **If offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and an Enhanced disclosure/DBS check.** As provided for by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the "HSC Act"), all staff who work at or attend CQC registered care homes are required to be vaccinated against Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with an authorised vaccine as defined by the HSC Act (unless otherwise exempt) i.e. If your normal place of work will fall within the scope of this legislation OR You may be required to work from or attend a location which falls within the scope of this legislation from time to time in line with operational requirements. **How to apply