Community Forensic Mental Health Recovery Worker

Community Forensic Mental Health Recovery Worker

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ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY WORKER ROLE

As a Community Forensic Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with complex mental health needs and forensic backgrounds, helping them achieve recovery, rehabilitation, and successful reintegration into the community. Working within a psychologically informed environment (PIE), you will provide tailored support, enabling participants to build independence and resilience.

Penrose Jigsaw Service: Is a forensic mental health service, delivered in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM). We offer support to male and female residents with a formal diagnosis of severe and enduring mental disorders, a history of offending, and other complex needs. The service primarily supports high-risk individuals referred by the Lewisham Community Mental Health Team. We provide intensive accommodation-based support (six flats) and floating support (dispersed flats) designed to address the complex and challenging needs of our residents and participants. Our focus is on successful community reintegration and a sustained quality of life, guided by a recovery model that enables clients to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities through interactive and preventative approaches.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week on a rota including weekends and bank holidays. Shifts can vary between the following patterns: Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 16:30, 13:00 - 21:00, 08:30 - 21:00 Weekends: 10:00 - 18:00

Salary: £26,100

What are we looking for from a Community Forensic Mental Health Recovery Worker?
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders

What we offer
• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

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 (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

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

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

We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. 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. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

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