Bank Mental Health Recovery Worker

Turning Point; Bognor Regis; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is hiring a Recovery Support Worker in Bognor Regis. The role involves providing compassionate, recovery-focused support to individuals with mental health needs. You will engage with service users to assist them in their recovery journey, manage medication, and facilitate group activities. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a genuine desire to help others. This position offers flexible working hours and accrued annual leave benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave entitlement of 29 days per year

Flexible working hours

Access to comprehensive employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in the mental health sector is desirable but not essential.
• Genuine desire to support individuals in their recovery.
• Excellent communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused support to service users.
• Administer medication and keep daily records.
• Run group activities and induct new staff members.
• Uphold cleanliness of the service.

Skills

Compassionate support

Positive communication

Engagement skills

Ability to work with diverse individuals

Job description

# Bank Mental Health Recovery Worker### Job IntroductionEveryone’s Turning Point is unique. It’s the moment when they realise they’ve made a small, but important, step forward. Very often, that small step is the start of something bigger, but only when the right support, advice and services are in place. That’s where you come in. You’ll make a real difference to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and recovery-focused support plans they need to help turn things around. Passionate about people, you’ll support them to take control, improve their quality of life and face the future with confidence.We are looking for a dedicated, passionate and skilled Recovery Support Worker to join our new team at Beach House. The service provides high support housing to service users with enduring mental health backgrounds. The service consists of 8 flats and offers a full recovery and rehabilitation package to our service users.We aim to support and assess on-going needs of our service users to build on their existing skills while learning new ones. All service users are allocated to a named Support Worker. Service users are required to fully participate in the process of planning their care, which includes attending support/key work sessions with staff; this time is for clients to discuss any issues or areas of concern they may have, or perhaps go out for a coffee/trip to local activities, or be supported with a practical task in their flat such as cleaning or laundry.### Role ResponsibilityYou will provide recovery focused support to service users in accordance with their support plans. You will have well-honed skills in positive communication, engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for service users.You will have the maturity to work within a positive framework supporting clients. You will have the ability to deliver services and interventions in a person centred, non-judgmental manner, and recovery-based way.You will work alongside members of the service user’s circle of support, to enable individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals.**Your typical duties will include:*** providing support and guidance to service users* administering medication* daily record keeping and incident report writing* running group activities* help with inducting new staff members* upholding the cleanliness of the service to adhere to infection prevention control measures### The Ideal CandidatePrevious experience in the mental health sector is desirable but not essential. What is important is that you have a genuine desire to support individuals in their recovery and have a can-do attitude.We need compassionate, proactive and professional individuals who are highly motivated, hardworking and keen to support service users with mental health and complex care needs. Being a good communicator is essential, to be able to get on with people of all ages and from all backgrounds, and you will also be liaising with other professionals.We value the personal skills and interests you can bring to the role and to the lives of the service users we support, such as: sports, arts and crafts, music and cooking to name but a few.As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.Being a member of our bank is a fantastic opportunity to work flexibly around your existing commitments, giving you control over when you want to work in order to suit your own circumstances. But not only that – being employed by Turning Point will also give you access to many of our rewards!Your annual leave entitlement will accrue as you work, to the equivalent of 29 days a year.Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.Turning Point### Attached documents| | || --- | --- || Salary | £12.34 per hour || Frequency | Hourly || Job Reference | Bank Recovery - Beach house/12580 || Contract Type | Bank || Closing Date | 11 March, 2026 || Job Category | Recovery Work || Business Unit | Mental Health || Location | Bognor Regis, United Kingdom || Posted on | 9 February, 2026 || Working Hours | bank / casual |### Spread the word