Rethink Mental Illness
Mental Health Recovery Worker
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Mental Health Recovery Worker
Job Title: Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Bath Road, Swindon
About the Role
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We are looking for an experienced and caring Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our dedicated team at Bath Road—a CQC Registered home supporting up to ten individuals with severe and enduring mental health challenges.
Here at Bath Road, our focus is more than just accommodation: we provide comprehensive support in daily living skills, personal care, financial management, and rehabilitation, while encouraging meaningful community engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Help individuals rebuild confidence and independence
- Support service users in achieving their personal goals
- Provide one-to-one guidance and collaborate with mental health agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Build respectful, honest relationships while maintaining strict professional boundaries
Requirements & Qualities
We’re seeking candidates with:
- Experience supporting people with mental illness or in a social care setting (paid/voluntary roles Welcome)
- Strong listening skills, empathy, patience, and a genuine, kind approach
- Ability to work confidently with digital systems (e.g., Microsoft Office, email, internet)
- A commitment to our organisational values and a willingness to learn and develop
- Transferable skills, passion for helping others, and a drive to make a real difference
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Benefits of Working With Rethink Mental Illness
At Rethink, we believe that support empowers professionals to thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks championing diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and Unmind mental health platform.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through the PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (with bank holidays and birthday off), plus options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Structured onboarding and training to grow your career.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and benefits including season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for successfully referring someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Rethink Mental Illness values diversity as a strength that enriches our workplace and services.
- We encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including individuals with lived experience of mental illness, LGBTQIA+ communities, neurodiverse people, those with disabilities (including hidden disabilities), and colleagues from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
- Our anti-racist ambitions are outlined in our Race Equality Action Plan, and we actively work to foster a workplace where all staff feel heard, valued, and belong.
- We support staff networks and groups, including those for:
- Ethnically diverse colleagues
- LGBTQIA+ communities
- Disability and member of the disability community
- Recognised as a Disability Confident Employer; signatories to Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter.
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We strive to represent the communities we serve and tackle mental health inequalities in all aspects of our work.
Working Arrangements
- Location: Swindon (Bath Road)
- Hours:
- Rota-based shifts: 5-week rolling rota, 5 shifts per week, including sleeps-ins
- Minimum of 3 working weekends for a 5-week period
- Shift timings: 8am–4pm, 2pm–10pm (with overnight), 7am–1pm, 1pm–9pm shifts
- Employer: Rethink Mental Illness
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