The Social Interest Group

Mental Health Recovery Worker

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Job summary

Join us as a Mental Health Recovery Worker and make a meaningful impact on peoples lives. In this role, you'll provide person-centred support in a trauma-informed environment, helping individuals with complex needs on their journey to recovery, independence, and well-being.

Main duties of the job

Join us as a Mental Health Recovery Worker and make a meaningful impact on peoples lives. In this role, you'll provide person-centred support in a trauma-informed environment, helping individuals with complex needs on their journey to recovery, independence, and well-being.

About us

Your career at SIG will give you the opportunity to learn and grow as an individual, expanding your skills in multiple areas. Youll be able to make a real impact, working within a structure which always places people at the centre.

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

286681

Job locations

Penrose Enfield

81 Ridge Avenue

Enfield

London

N21 2RH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Mental Health Recovery Worker

Location: Based in a residential property in Enfield (Nearest overground Enfield Town, Bus Routes available) Unfortunately there is no step free access at this service. 

Salary: £27,000

Shift Pattern: 37.5 per week Monday to Sunday on a rolling rota between 07:30 - 15:30, 13:00 - 21:00, this may also fall under bank holiday working as per the rota and further evenings.

About the role

Penrose Enfield is a vibrant care and rehabilitation service, offering 21 beds in a 24 hour supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs. You will join a team which consists of a Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, a day team of 10, and a night team of 4. We are here to promote independence and give our residents the tools needed to fulfil their lives in the community independently.

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery, reablement, and rehabilitation, providing person centred and trauma informed support in a psychologically informed environment (PIE), to empower residents to achieve their goals and improve their well-being. Here, youll support individuals transitioning from complex care or acute mental health services to a structured rehabilitation setting. Working closely with the mental health trust community rehabilitation team, youll help residents overcome challenging behaviour's and support medication compliance, making a real difference every day. Join us to be a part of a team thats dedicated to empowering and transforming lives! 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide tailored support to residents/participants to help them achieve their personal goals and outcomes. This may involve contributing to and developing support plans, conducting risk assessments, participating in reviews, and attending case meetings.
  • Deliver all required aspects of the service efficiently and consistently. This includes welfare checks, support sessions, safeguarding monitoring, risk assessments, and involvement in training and development.
  • Ensure residents/participants fully understand their rights and responsibilities, and have access to appropriate tools, resources, and support networks to achieve their goals.
  • Help design, lead, and encourage participation in a range of projects, group sessions, and community-based activities.
  • Create an empowering and enabling environment where individuals are supported to make informed decisions and take control of their own lives.
  • Provide practical advice, emotional support, and life skills training to promote independence and resilience.

About you

You're someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support that makes a real difference in people's lives. You thrive in a team environment and are an effective communicator, able to build meaningful, long-term relationships with individuals from all walks of life. Equality, diversity, and inclusion arent just buzzwords to you theyre principles you live by.

  • Understanding of the needs of those who have various complex needs including mental health
  • Understand and experience in supporting low to medium mental health service users
  • Ability to use IT systems to record case notes, email relevant people, and use other software required within the role
  • Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the communal service and residents
  • Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
  • Cultural awareness, Self-awareness, and ability to identify personal growth areas and take feedback
  • Sensitivity and empathy to others, and ability to deal with individual circumstances with professionalism
  • Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we offer

  • 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
  • Employer Pension Contribution
  • Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
  • Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
  • Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
  • Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
  • Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Annual Staff Awards
  • EDI Ambassador programme
  • Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.
  • Join an organisation with a mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.

We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation. 

SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. 

About Social Interest Group (SIG)

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. 

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below. 

For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk or call our central office on 020 3668 9270 to request a call back. Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Mental Health | Recovery Worker | Support Worker | Social Care | Residential Service | Charity | Person Centred Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Mental Health Recovery Worker

Location: Based in a residential property in Enfield (Nearest overground Enfield Town, Bus Routes available) Unfortunately there is no step free access at this service. 

Salary: £27,000

Shift Pattern: 37.5 per week Monday to Sunday on a rolling rota between 07:30 - 15:30, 13:00 - 21:00, this may also fall under bank holiday working as per the rota and further evenings.

About the role

Penrose Enfield is a vibrant care and rehabilitation service, offering 21 beds in a 24 hour supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs. You will join a team which consists of a Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, a day team of 10, and a night team of 4. We are here to promote independence and give our residents the tools needed to fulfil their lives in the community independently.

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery, reablement, and rehabilitation, providing person centred and trauma informed support in a psychologically informed environment (PIE), to empower residents to achieve their goals and improve their well-being. Here, youll support individuals transitioning from complex care or acute mental health services to a structured rehabilitation setting. Working closely with the mental health trust community rehabilitation team, youll help residents overcome challenging behaviour's and support medication compliance, making a real difference every day. Join us to be a part of a team thats dedicated to empowering and transforming lives! 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide tailored support to residents/participants to help them achieve their personal goals and outcomes. This may involve contributing to and developing support plans, conducting risk assessments, participating in reviews, and attending case meetings.
  • Deliver all required aspects of the service efficiently and consistently. This includes welfare checks, support sessions, safeguarding monitoring, risk assessments, and involvement in training and development.
  • Ensure residents/participants fully understand their rights and responsibilities, and have access to appropriate tools, resources, and support networks to achieve their goals.
  • Help design, lead, and encourage participation in a range of projects, group sessions, and community-based activities.
  • Create an empowering and enabling environment where individuals are supported to make informed decisions and take control of their own lives.
  • Provide practical advice, emotional support, and life skills training to promote independence and resilience.

About you

You're someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred support that makes a real difference in people's lives. You thrive in a team environment and are an effective communicator, able to build meaningful, long-term relationships with individuals from all walks of life. Equality, diversity, and inclusion arent just buzzwords to you theyre principles you live by.

  • Understanding of the needs of those who have various complex needs including mental health
  • Understand and experience in supporting low to medium mental health service users
  • Ability to use IT systems to record case notes, email relevant people, and use other software required within the role
  • Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the communal service and residents
  • Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
  • Cultural awareness, Self-awareness, and ability to identify personal growth areas and take feedback
  • Sensitivity and empathy to others, and ability to deal with individual circumstances with professionalism
  • Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we offer

  • 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
  • Employer Pension Contribution
  • Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
  • Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
  • Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
  • Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
  • Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Annual Staff Awards
  • EDI Ambassador programme
  • Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.
  • Join an organisation with a mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.

We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation. 

SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. 

About Social Interest Group (SIG)

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. 

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below. 

For Recruitment related enquiries, or if you need support with making your application for example due to learning needs or a disability, please email recruitment@socialinterestgroup.org.uk or call our central office on 020 3668 9270 to request a call back. Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Mental Health | Recovery Worker | Support Worker | Social Care | Residential Service | Charity | Person Centred Care

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Qualifications

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Experience

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Experience

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Social Interest Group

Address

Penrose Enfield

81 Ridge Avenue

Enfield

London

N21 2RH


Employer's website

https://socialinterestgroup.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Social Interest Group

Address

Penrose Enfield

81 Ridge Avenue

Enfield

London

N21 2RH


Employer's website

https://socialinterestgroup.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisitions Coordinator

Yamen Maksousa

Yamen.maksousa@sigroup.org.uk

02036689270

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

286681

Job locations

Penrose Enfield

81 Ridge Avenue

Enfield

London

N21 2RH


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