The Community Rehabilitation Service is an award winning service provided by Second Step in partnership with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and Missing Link.
Shaped by people who have used mental health services, the Community Rehabilitation Service gives people the support they need to achieve their hopes and goals. We are passionate about recovery, the service is psychologically, and trauma informed. The post will be based at Wellbridge House, our accommodation service in Brentry.
About the role:
-To work collaboratively with people with long-term mental health and complex needs in our accommodation service (10 residents all together)
-To support people in a person-centred approach to gain the skills and confidence to live as independently as possible in the community.
-To work within a multidisciplinary team (Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses, Recovery Navigators, Assistant Recovery Navigators, Senior Recovery Navigators, Senior Practitioners, Consultant Psychiatrist), delivering social and clinical interventions tailored to the individual’s cultural and social needs.
About you:
-You are passionate about supporting people, compassionate and approachable.
-You are willing to work independently as well as part of a team.
- You have 2 years’ experience in working with adults with mental health and complex needs or transferable skills
This is what one of our Recovery Navigators says about the service:
“Being a part of the community rehabilitation team is a very rewarding and varied job. I really enjoy being able to build relationships with our residents, enabling me to support them through difficult but also exciting and new experiences. I love that we can get involved with activities in the house such as communal meals and games nights, which gives the role a nice balance. It’s a pleasure to work with people and see them grow their confidence, discover their passions and develop their skills.”
Recovery Navigators in the accommodation service work on a rota basis, covering Monday to Sunday, early shifts 09:00-17:00, Late shifts 13:30-21:30 with half an hour break.
Week-ends shifts are sometimes Early- Late 09.00- 21.30 with an hour break.
More information about the post is included in the role profile.
Contact us if you are interested in joining our committed and enthusiastic team.
There is free parking although a car is not necessary for this post.
We celebrate and acknowledge people from different backgrounds in order to provide a more inclusive and diverse approach.
If you would like to find out more about the post before applying, please contact Senior Recovery Navigators - Ausiah Turton on 07890639784 (Wellbridge House office mobile number).
Closing date: Monday 25th May 2026
Interview date: tbc
For more detailed information about these roles and to apply, please see our website www.second-step.co.uk. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services. Unfortunately, Second Step is unable to sponsor applicants from outside the UK.