Housing Support and Recovery Worker

Housing Support and Recovery Worker

Hours: 30-37 hours per week

Salary:  £29,003- £31,214 (pro-rata - salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)

Contract: FTC (maternity cover)

Base: Micklewood House OX4 2AQ. Coverage of multiple sites may be required involving travel between locations.

This role is a maternity cover to sustain the service and to provide flexible, proactive and assertive support, to residents of our housing projects, which promotes recovery and independence within a positive risk management approach to adults (16+) with serious and enduring mental health issues who are resident in Oxfordshire.

We are currently looking to recruit to the above role and would really welcome applications for it.

If you have any accessibility needs or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact HR@oxfordshiremind.org.uk.

If you are interested in learning more about the role and find more about what we do before applying, please contact Hanna Graham / hanna.graham@oxfordshiremind.org.uk.

Alternatively if not we would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements.  If you feel they do, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:

• An understanding of the issues for people with mental health issues living in the community
• Knowledge of the housing sector
• Experience of working with people with mental health issues.
• Experience of working in a housing or residential setting.
• Experience of working with people with multiple support needs such as a history of not engaging with services, non-compliance with medication, substance misuse, self-harm, neglect or challenging behaviour.
• Experience of working with individuals, enabling them to identify their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery, and the ability to support them in pursuing these.
• The ability to take responsibility for your own work and make yourself accountable.
• Good team working skills such as listening and constructive feedback.
• Ability to use your initiative.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Competent level of administrative and computer skills.
• Ability to work flexibly
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge/Understanding of our values

Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application.  If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.

Click here for full Job Description - Housing Support and Recovery Worker - JD - Maternity Cover MWH.docx

Closing date: 20.9.26

Shortlisting date: 21.9.26

Interview date: 30.9.26

Interview location: In person interview at Osney Mead

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications. 

Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.