Recovery Worker Young Adults Lead (Based in Bolton Living Well)

Action Together; Bolton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Recovery Worker for young adults in Bolton. The role involves working closely with clients and their families, providing practical and emotional support while fostering positive change in mental health services. Ideal candidates will possess strong interpersonal skills, a good understanding of mental health conditions, and a person-centred communication approach. Benefits include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment for diverse applicants.

Benefits

30 annual leave days plus bank holidays

Up to 6% matched pension contributions

Flexible working arrangements

Paid family leave provisions

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and consultation skills are necessary.
• Interest in helping individuals achieve positive changes is required.
• Must have effective communication skills and work in a person-centred way.
• Knowledge of Mental Health conditions and strategies to improve wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload, working with individuals and families.
• Provide practical and emotional support to clients accessing Living Well service.
• Maintain positive professional working relationships with local services.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Holistic assessment

Person-centred communication

Knowledge of Mental Health conditions

Job description

Family Action & the Role’s Impact: At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first‑hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Living Well is a transformative programme to deliver real change and improvement to mental health services for individuals in Bolton. Its aim is to design a service that sits around individuals to support their health and wellbeing rather than expecting people to fit into our services. The role of Recovery Worker young adults lead will be hosted by Family Action and will be part of the NHS Living Well Team in Bolton.

We are looking for someone with knowledge and understanding of Mental Health conditions and their impact on daily living and a strong track‑record of working with individuals and their families to deliver positive outcomes. You will work within the team to prototype new ways of supporting individuals, and contribute to the ongoing development of the team by sharing learning and by listening and responding to feedback from people who use the service.

Main Responsibilities:

• You will carry a caseload of clients, working with individuals and their families to plan, support and achieve goals and outcomes that are important to them.
• Develop trusting working relationships and provide practical and emotional support to individuals accessing the Living Well service.
• Develop and maintain positive professional working relationships and referral pathways to local statutory and community‑based services which support adults.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

• Strong interpersonal, consultation and holistic assessment skills.
• An interest in working with people to make sustainable positive changes.
• An effective communicator, who works in a person‑centred way.
• Knowledge of Mental Health conditions and strategies to improve health and wellbeing.
• Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced Adult workforce.

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Key information

• Employer: Family Action
• Locations: Bolton
• Role Type: Permanent
• Salary: Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
• Working Hours: Full‑Time

To apply for this role:

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action.

We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

More about this role

• Closing Date: Tuesday 6th January 2026 at 12:00pm
• Employee Benefits: an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays, up to 6% matched‑pension contributions, flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment, enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions, eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers, cycle to work scheme, investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities.
• Flexible Working Options: Compressed hours.
• Working Pattern Details: Mon - Fri
• Flexible working arrangements – new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment.
• Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?: Yes.