We have an excellent opportunity available for a Recovery Worker to join our Recovery College Team within the Adult Social Care and Integrated Mental Health service here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a Part-time, Permanent basis.
As the Recovery Worker, you will be responsible for welcoming new students to the service, supporting them to identify learning and support needs. Your role will be focused on facilitation of a variety of peer support groups and supporting the delivery of psychoeducational courses and workshops.
Working as part of the Recovery College team, you will share ideas and contribute to service design and development, using lived experience of mental health challenges to support students.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an Award-Winning Local Authority, rated as Good, with elements of Outstanding, in our recent CQC Local Authority Assessment.
Benefits:
Not only is this an excellent time to join our team, but you will also receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:
⭐ A generous annual leave entitlement of days 27 (rising to 32 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays
⭐ An excellent local government pension scheme
⭐ An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline
⭐ A range of local & lifestyle discounts
⭐ Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)
⭐ Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes
⭐ And much more!
Key responsibilities:
1. Support students in terms of identifying their learning needs, helping with registration and selection of courses.
2. Facilitate peer support groups and psychoeducational workshops and courses.
3. Support the development of the Recovery College programme by engaging with coproduction activity.
4. Make use of wider community resources, keeping up to date with local service provisions for signposting.
5. Ensure that environments used for sessions are safe and accessible.
Candidate requirements:
6. Experience of engaging with co-production.
7. Ability to build relationships with service users.
8. Experience of peer support group facilitation.
9. Excellent IT and computer literacy skills.
10. Ability to prioritise and use own initiative.
Our area:
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools including 69 primary and 21 secondary schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
Click the link below and apply today! Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an information discussion, contact Nikita Moody – Recovery College Lead,. Strictly no agencies.