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Job Title: Interim Recovery Worker (NTC)
Reports to: Team Manager (NTC)
Salary: £27,007.50 (pro-rated for part-time)
Hours: Variable schedule, see job pack for more information
Location: Stratford Advice Arcade, E15 1HP
Contract: Fixed-Term (3-6 month contract)
Closing date: Monday 15th December 2025 at 9:30am
Interview date: TBC
This role supports the Newham Together Café in delivering out-of-hours support to adults experiencing or approaching a mental health crisis. You will provide short-term, person-centred support through 1:1 sessions, safety and recovery planning, and wellbeing activities, and by signposting to local services.
You will help create a safe space that promotes wellbeing, reduces isolation, and prevents escalation to emergency or statutory mental health services. The role also involves maintaining accurate records, building relationships with community partners, and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
What you’ll do
- Provide emotional support, crisis de-escalation and wellbeing interventions to clients.
- Create a welcoming, calm, and warm environment for clients.
- Empowering clients to engage effectively in their liaisons with professionals within the community mental health teams, social work teams, housing providers, health professionals, Job Centre Plus, etc., through personalised signposting and referrals
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person-centred plans.
- Work flexibly and proactively as part of a team to ensure service coverage and that contractual obligations are met.
- Develop co-produced group interventions, peer support networks, and other community-based approaches to empowering clients to achieve their goals and aspirations and to encourage clients to access these opportunities.
- Actively monitor the health, wellbeing, safety, and security of the service and its clients, ensuring all concerns are followed up promptly and in line with procedures.
See the job pack for full details
Interim Recovery Worker (NTC) Job Pack
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Apply
To apply email your CV and responses to the following questions to josune.martin@mindthnr.org.uk and edwin.cannon@mindthnr.org.uk.
- What is your motivation to work for MindTHNR and what attracts you to this role specifically? (max 400 words)
- What relevant skills, knowledge and capability will you bring to MindTHNR and this role? (max 400 words)
It’s important that you answer these questions fully, showcasing examples of your skills and experience (both professional and personal) relevant to person spec in the job pack.
We want to hear about your unique skills and experience, please avoid being over-reliant on AI software or tools. We appreciate they can help with formatting and giving structure, but be mindful that if your answers to these questions are very similar to those put through AI software your application may be disregarded.