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Join to apply for the Recovery Support Worker - Southampton role at Lifeways Group
Lifeways – Specialist Support Services serving your local community, UK Wide. Are you looking for a career that transforms lives for the better? Perhaps you have a desire to make a real impact to your local community with the security a large company can offer including genuine career progression and an investment in recognized qualifications?
Position Duration
Permanent
Role Type
Support/Care Worker
County
Hampshire
Company
Lifeways Group
Salary / rate of pay
£12.60 ph
Town or City
Southampton
Closing Date
29/11/2025
Ref No
10838
* Full time - 39.25
* Opportunity to gain health and social care qualifications that are funded by Lifeways.
* Free DBS check
* Discounts and cashback at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Lifeways Rewards
* Cycle to work scheme
* Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
* Free access to the employee assistance program which provides advice and support.
Here at Lifeways in Southampton we are looking for Support Workers to join our fantastic team. Ideally you will have previous experience in a Care / Support Work, however, if you are new to the role and have a passion for helping others to lead their most independent lives then Lifeways can offer you excellent training and ongoing support to enable you to enjoy a rewarding career with us.
At this service we have 11 service users a range of male and female ranging from 26-56 years old. All our service users have a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition but also some have secondary diagnosis as well. We have service users who have paranoid Schizophrenia, Schizo affective disorder, emotionally unstable personality disorder, Bi- polar, substance and Alcohol misuse and Autism.
Support ranges from supervising medication, support in living skills, making, and attending appointments, support into the community, shopping, life skills, setting up and paying bills, attending local activities like college, arts and craft groups and volunteering. A typical day for a recovery worker will include handling medications, On and off site support, Recovery Planning, Health and safety checks, Compliance with local authority and completing paperwork to high standards.
Staff who would work well here are needed to be resilient, adaptable as one day is never the same as the other, be an active listener, approachable and friendly, have good boundaries and work as a team in a consistent approach as our service users will pick up on this straight away and could cause team splitting. Be able to manage stressful situations, be willing to support people who may be under the influence of drugs.
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