Recovery Worker/Queen Street Cumbria
Salary:£24,243 - £28,930
Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week
Location:141 Queen Street Whitehaven CA28 7AW
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
About the role
You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Waythrough as a Recovery Worker.
Queen Street is a mental health, supported housing and community-based service in Whitehaven, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.
What You’ll Do
1. Manageand improvetheirown physicalandmentalwell-being
2. Developlife-skillsincludingbudgeting,moneymanagement,tenancysustainment,accesstopublicservices,furthereducationand/oremploymentandlivingwellinthecommunity
3. Livemorefulfillinglives anddevelopnewmeanings andpurposes
4. Takecontrolovertheirlife,throughtheirownchoicesanddecisions
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
5. Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelyatalllevels
6. Abilitytorespondcompassionatelytosensitiveandcomplexissues
7. Abletomotivate,supportandadvocateforpeopleusingservices
No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties. Due to the nature of the role a driving licence and access to a car is essential.