Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker

ABOUT THE ROLE 

An exciting new opportunity has opened to join a contract in Lewisham, providing support across two properties for residents and participants with acute and/or complex mental health needs. These individuals receive community-based care as an alternative to hospital inpatient treatment. Your focus will be on rehabilitating and reintegrating them, helping them achieve their personal goals and reach a level of recovery that allows them to return home or transition into supported housing.

The Integrated Community Rehabilitation Service offers a community-based alternative to avoid admission into a rehabilitation unit.

This service operates across two properties in Lewisham—one with 8 self-contained rooms and the other with 6, both located within close proximity to each other. Each site is staffed 24/7 by at least two Mental Health Recovery Workers (MHRW), with Shift Leads providing additional support to the management team. The properties are just a short walk from one another and are conveniently located near public transport, including Bellingham, Catford, and Catford Bridge train stations, as well as nearby bus stops.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Rota based Monday to Sunday between 08:00 and 20:30

ABOUT YOU

As a compassionate and driven Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker, you are dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to individuals with complex needs. Your ability to build positive, empowering relationships enables you to motivate and guide residents and participants in their recovery journey. With experience in developing tailored support plans and offering practical and emotional assistance, you have a trauma-informed and person-centred approach to care.

You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with clinical and non-clinical teams, external partners, and agencies to deliver integrated services. Your strong communication skills, empathy, and understanding of mental health challenges help you navigate sensitive situations with professionalism and respect for confidentiality.

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.

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience working with people with multiple complex background/needs, mental health, substance misuse, alcohol, and behaviours that can be challenging  
• Previous experience creating co-produced support plans, key working, and care planning, providing appropriate interventions for service users 
• IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience 

What would we like, but not essential?

• Understanding and/or practical application of key legislation regarding social care, housing, criminal justice, and mental health 
• Ability to Recognise signs of deteriorating mental health and initiate appropriate interventions to prevent crisis 
• Appropriate Professional Qualification: Psychology Degree, NVQ, QCF or Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or Community Justice, or professional equivalent 

What we offer

• 25 days 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

If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!

OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with residents and participants, providing emotional and practical support to facilitate their recovery journey.
• Co-produce and implement tailored support plans for residents, ensuring their individual needs are met through a trauma-informed and recovery-focused approach.
• Act as a key worker or link worker, contributing to support plans, risk assessments, and regular reviews for assigned participants.
• Provide advice, information, and guidance on mental health, medication, and therapeutic interventions, supporting residents in understanding and managing their well-being.
• Lead and participate in reflective learning sessions, promoting continuous development within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE).
• Take shift lead responsibilities on rotation, ensuring effective day-to-day service delivery and managing follow-up actions for residents.
• Manage housing responsibilities, ensuring safety, cleanliness, and maintenance of properties, while supporting staff and residents.
• Complete safeguarding referrals, attend appointments, and provide administrative support, maintaining records in line with statutory and organisational policies.

Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. 

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

WORKING FOR US

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

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.

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. 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. Organisationally, 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.

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 us on 020 3668 9270

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. 

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