Recovery Navigator (Mental Health Support Worker)

Are you interested in kick starting your career in mental health? Keen to support your community and have a rewarding role? If you have some experience in the field of mental health or feel as though you would succeed in this industry, we encourage you to apply for the role of Recovery Navigator at Birmingham Mind.

Birmingham Mind are a leading mental health service provider in the West Midlands, we are a Mindful Employer as well as achieve the Gold standard success in Investors in People.

Based from either Handsworth or Birmingham City Centre hub, you will receive in depth training and guidance in order for you to provide support to people that need help managing their mental health and wellbeing. Once thorough training and an induction has been completed, your role will include:

• Managing a caseload of people accessing our mental health services with support from your line manager.
• Building positive relationships with individuals in order to understand their needs and safeguard their wellbeing.
• Support individuals accessing the service to find a variety of solutions to help them navigate a path to their recovery.
• Conducting 1-2-1’s, workshops, drop-in sessions, signposting to community support and leading therapeutic group sessions.
• You will help create and develop new sessions and workshops using feedback and reflective practice.
• Given the opportunity to take part in fundraising, pop up hubs and community events across Birmingham Mind.
• Advocate for individuals to help them reach their goals.

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• At least 12 months experience of working in the mental health sector, or other sectors that have a transferrable skillset will be considered, e.g. charities, care, prison, SEND.
• Interest in working 1-2-1 with people with mental health difficulties as well as delivering workshops for wellbeing and social support (full training will be provided).
• Understanding of Safeguarding procedures & GDPR regulations.
• Confident when working with different groups of people.
• Calm and considered approach to managing challenging situations and well as the ability to regulate your emotional response.
• The majority of hours will be within 9-5, Monday to Friday, however you will be available to work one Tuesday evening and a Saturday morning on a monthly basis.

Salary for this role is £23,400. Benefits include 33 days holiday (including Bank and Public Holidays), working from home up to 1 day a week, defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.

We were founded in 1962, and are a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee, affiliated to . If you would like to know more about our History, you can do so by downloading our booklet.

are individualised, person centred, and deliver valued outcomes, as we passionately believe that everyone has the right to live lives that are meaningful and which enable them to reach their full potential as individuals.

We work in active partnership with a range of local organisations to deliver services and challenge the stigma that surrounds mental distress.