Recovery Worker – Supported Housing (Barnet)
Location: Barnet
Working Hours: 37 hours (1 contracted sleep-in per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £26,648 - £30,140
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?
Join Waythrough, one of the UK’s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.
We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.
About the Role
As a Recovery Worker at Leecroft House, you’ll play a vital role in supporting people within our 24-hour Supported Housing service in Barnet. This is a hands-on, people-focused role where you’ll empower individuals to build confidence, sustain their tenancy, and live as independently as possible within the community.
You’ll work alongside people using the service to help them take control of their own recovery journey. This means offering practical and emotional support tailored to each individual, recognising that recovery looks different for everyone. From day one, you’ll be trusted to build meaningful relationships based on respect, collaboration and choice.
This is a role where people truly come first.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
1. Working collaboratively with individuals to develop, review and deliver personalised support plans that reflect their strengths, goals and aspirations
2. Supporting people to maintain their tenancy, manage daily routines, and develop key life skills
3. Helping individuals build confidence in budgeting, paying bills, cooking, cleaning and self-care
4. Encouraging and supporting access to employment, education, training, volunteering and leisure opportunities
5. Promoting choice, independence and positive risk-taking, while maintaining appropriate boundaries and safeguarding
6. Accurately recording progress, outcomes and key information using our IT-based case management system
7. Liaising with GPs, mental health services, local councils, charities and other community partners to ensure joined-up support
8. Taking part in a 24-hour rota, including sleep-ins and on-call duties, to ensure consistent, high-quality support is always available
This is a role where you’ll see the impact of your work every day. You’ll celebrate small wins, support people through challenges, and be a steady, encouraging presence as they move towards greater independence and stability.
About You
You don’t need previous experience—we provide full training. What matters most is :
9. A caring, compassionate and empathetic nature
10. Enthusiasm for supporting others and belief that recovery is possible for everyone
11. Confidence working independently and as part of a team
12. Willingness to work on a weekly rota, including on-call duties
Experience or lived understanding of mental health is welcome, but not essential.
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.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
13. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
14. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
15. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
16. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
17. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
18. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
19. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
20. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
21. £500 bonus
22. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
23. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
24. Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team:
Closing Date:
2026-02-04