Recovery Outreach Worker - Grove in London

We are Hestia. We make a difference. At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.

As a Recovery Outreach Worker, you will provide person-centred, recovery-focused support to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs. The role involves:

• Managing a caseload of service users
• Developing and reviewing SMART support plans
• Delivering outreach support in homes and community settings
• Promoting independence and wellbeing
• Facilitating access to health and community services
• Working collaboratively with professionals and support networks to reduce social isolation and prevent mental health crises or unnecessary hospital admissions

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting people with mental ill health and complex needs within a community or outreach setting. Strong knowledge of person-centred support planning, mental health conditions, safeguarding, risk assessment, and recovery-focused practice is essential. You should possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills, the ability to engage hard-to-reach individuals, a good understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, and the capability to empower service users to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.

We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect:

• Shortlisting call: A team of dedicated recruitment specialists will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values.
• Face to face interview: You will have a face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences different people and communities bring to our organisation.

Hestia is proud to be 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.

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.

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed. We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.