Mental health Recovery worker - Part time 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental health Recovery worker to play a vital role in providing support at Portland Road

Position: Mental Health Recovery Worker

Location: Portland Road- Hove

Salary: £25,531 (Includes £1,329 Antisocial hours enhancement and £9.39 hourly sleep-in night rate) Pro rata salary for 38 hours 

Hours: 38 Hours (average) per week over a 2-week rolling rota, including fortnightly weekends

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 03/10/2025

Interview Date: Estimated 07/10/25 (TBC)

 About:

As a Mental health recovery worker, you will be working for a people-led organisation whose mission and values is to inspire change across Sussex.

About the role

The role of Mental health recovery worker is akin to a support worker role.

Staff provide invaluable, person-centred holistic support and develop professional relationships with clients based on trust, which will enable effective and empathic emotional support.

Mental health recovery workers provide practical support in a range of areas with an emphasis on clients developing life skills and confidence to live independently. They will ensure the day-to-day running of the service is carried out efficiently and effectively. This will involve dispensing medication, supporting clients to develop and build on their existing daily living skills, towards more independence.

The position is based on a two-week rolling rota, including 2 x sleep in shifts and 5 x day/afternoon shifts.

This role includes working weekends and bank holidays. Your normal Hours of work per week on average is 38 hours. The total Pro Rata salary is £19,319 which is based on a full-time salary of £25,529 per annum, this includes £4,883 of 10 hours per week paid at the sleep-in rate of £9.39 per hour and the £1,329 Antisocial hours enhancement.

About the project

The Archway Project is a 24-hour residential service comprising of three residential properties in Hove. This role is for the Portland road project.

Portland Road is a 9-bed service providing placements for people requiring 24-hr residential care and support with the aim of helping clients move on to less supported accommodation.

Archway is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and have a rating of ‘Outstanding’

Step Down (Sackville Gardens) is a 5-bed service providing short-term (up to 16 weeks), intensive support for people who are medically fit to leave hospital and need support to develop their independence to move into longer-term accommodation.

Sackville Gardens is a 5-bed service providing placements up to 2-years for people requiring 24-hour residential care and support with the aim of helping clients move on to less supported accommodation. This is a new addition to the Archway service.

All properties are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and have a rating of ‘Outstanding’

A quote from an Archway client:

“Archway has changed my life for the better. Being at Archway has made me more confident, aware of my own circumstances and helped me move away from a bad time”

Key Responsibilities:

• To support clients using a trauma-informed and recovery-focused approach to learn about their mental health and identify actions that improve and maintain positive wellbeing.
• To support clients in developing life skills including self-care, cleaning, shopping and cooking.
• To work alongside key-clients to develop a person-centred support plan that identifies individual, recovery-focused goals, which draws on personal strengths and resources and access to the support available.
• To assist in the efficient domestic running of the project
• To participate in a work rota which can include daytime and night-time sleeping hours, as well as weekends and bank holidays.
• To help develop and continually improve service delivery using a psychologically informed framework.
• To develop positive supportive relationships with clients and carry out keyworking responsibilities for a small caseload.

Person Specification:

To be successful in the role of Mental health recovery Worker you will need to have great communication skills and be committed to the values of BHT Sussex. Some of the key skills and experience you will need to bring with you include:

• Experience providing emotional and practical support for vulnerable adults who have complex mental health needs
• Experience supporting a caseload of clients
• Ability to provide creative, structured, person centred and co-produced support planning and risk management plans
• An understanding of housing management and health & safety within a residential setting
• A commitment to empowering clients and promoting their choice and independence

In return:

In recognition of our commitment to staff, BHT Sussex has been awarded Gold Accreditation from Investors in People. We are also signed up to the Disability Confident employer scheme and have made the Mental Health at Work commitment.

You will also receive a fantastic benefits package including:

• 5.5% stakeholder pension scheme and life assurance scheme
• Medical cash plan with Medicash
• Access to BHT Learning & Development platform
• Free and confidential employee assistance helpline for both personal and work-related concerns
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Free new starter 28-day Network Saver Brighton bus pass
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days per annum pro rata, rising 1 day for each year of service to a maximum of 32 days pro rata
• The opportunity to participate in well-being and fundraising activities throughout the year

BHT Sussex is an equal opportunities employer using a fair and open recruitment process that fully complies with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to encouraging equality, equity, inclusion, and diversity within the workplace. As an employer we are committed to promoting and supporting our people’s social, physical and psychological health at work. Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or reasonable adjustments if called for interview. BHT Sussex welcomes applications from individuals with lived experience.

BHT Sussex reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applicants for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

An Enhanced with Adults DBS Check (Disclosure and Barring Service) is required on all successful applicants as a condition of employment for this post.