Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Recovery Navigator/Peer Recovery Navigator in our new area of work.

This new post is initially funded through the Community Mental Health Framework until the end of March 2026 with the possibility of a further extension beyond that date subject to future funding being agreed.

You will work as part of a wider rehabilitation multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency team delivering a range of interventions, ensuring that services are tailored to individual’s cultural and social needs.

The post is part of the Bristol Community Rehabilitation Service and this role will be focussed on working with people from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire who are currently admitted to Out of Area (OAP) rehabilitation placements and returning to their home localities from these placements.

The Community Rehabilitation Team includes a wide range of skilled and highly motivated staff including Peer Workers, Recovery Navigators, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Social Worker, a Consultant Psychiatrist, and Clinical Psychologists.

The Community Rehabilitating Service is an award-winning partnership service led by mental health charity Second Step, together with women’s organisation Missing Link and Avon and Wiltshire NHS.

 More information about the post is included in the role profile.

Second Step offers excellent training and support, and we acknowledge the commitment and dedication of our employees, which is the foundation of our success.  We would like to hear from people who share our beliefs and values. If you would like to find out more about the post before applying, please contact Nicky Noble, Senior Practitioner or Gaelle Carrera, Service Manager on 0117 909 6372.

Closing date : 15th of July 2024

Interview date: 25th of July 2024

For more information and to apply please see our website www.second-step.co.uk. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services. Unfortunately, Second Step is unable to sponsor applicants from outside the UK.