Future Focus Recovery Worker (Part-Time, Permanent)
Salary: £15,210 per year (22.5 hours per week)
Location: Eastern Staffordshire (in person) (PRIMARY LOCATION TAMWORTH & LICHFIELD, AND SOME WORK IN UTTOXETER)
Closing Date: Friday 20th March 2026, 11:59pm
Interviews: Wednesday 1st April 2026
Make a Real Difference in Mental Health Recovery
Are you passionate about supporting people to rediscover hope, purpose and independence? Do you believe recovery is possible for everyone?
As a Future Focus Recovery Worker (FFRW), you’ll play a vital role in transforming lives across Eastern Staffordshire. Working as part of the Eastern Staffordshire Future Focus Partnership, and alongside the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, you’ll provide compassionate, non-clinical support to people experiencing acute mental health challenges.
This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to empower individuals to regain confidence, build resilience, and reconnect with their communities.
About the Role
You will manage a caseload of up to 30 participants (pro rata), offering flexible, recovery-focused support tailored to individual needs.
Your work will centre around:
- Co-producing personalised Recovery Plans
- One-to-one support (face-to-face, phone, and virtual)
- Facilitating group sessions
- Providing practical mental health self-help advice
- Making “warm introductions” to community services
- Encouraging independence and self-care
- Escalating concerns appropriately where risk is identified
You’ll help individuals work towards meaningful goals — supporting them to gain and retain hope, autonomy, social identity and purpose.
Beyond direct support, you’ll also contribute to building stronger, more inclusive communities by working collaboratively with local organisations and services.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Partnering with Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to support people with acute mental health needs
- Actively listening and co-creating recovery goals
- Supporting access to social interventions that address wider determinants of mental health
- Delivering group sessions and one-to-one interventions
- Signposting and building trusted partnerships with healthcare providers, charities and community organisations
- Maintaining high-quality records and using digital systems such as RIO
- Participating in regular supervision and team learning
- Upholding safeguarding, data protection and professional standards
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applicants with professional, voluntary or lived experience of mental health recovery.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum 6 months’ experience supporting people with mental health needs (including lived experience or caring experience)
- Level 2 Mental Health Awareness (or equivalent)
- GCSE English (Grade C or above)
- ICT skills (minimum Level 2, including MS Office)
- Enhanced DBS (clear for minimum 12 months)
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Ability to work independently from home when required
You’ll Also Bring:
- Empathy and the ability to build trusted relationships
- Professional boundaries and resilience
- Confidence facilitating group sessions
- Strong communication and motivational skills
- An understanding of recovery-focused practice
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality
- Willingness to engage in supervision and continuous professional development
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting individuals affected by range of mental health issues, homelessness, or complex needs
- Experience within recovery or rehabilitation services
- Knowledge of recovery outcome tools (e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plans, Recovery Star)
- Experience of volunteer management
Why Join Us?
- Be part of an innovative partnership shaping community mental health support
- Work in a recovery-focused, person-centred environment
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Meaningful work that has visible impact
- Supportive team culture with regular supervision
- Opportunity to influence and grow with a developing service
If you are motivated by helping people rebuild their lives and thrive within their communities, we would love to hear from you.
Apply by Friday 20th March 2026 at 11:59pm.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st April 2026.
Make hope possible. Apply today.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £15,210.00 per year
Expected hours: 22.5 per week
Work Location: In person
