CREST Recovery Worker (Severe Mental Illness)
At Touchstone, we pride ourselves on providing innovative and user-centered services that prioritize equality, choice, and independence. Our staff reflects the vibrant multicultural community we serve, bringing a wealth of knowledge and resourcefulness to their roles.
By joining us, you will contribute to a mission that began in 1982, focused on addressing isolation and distress, and has since evolved to touch over 10,000 lives annually. If you are passionate about making a difference and embody the values of commitment and empathy, we invite you to be part of our transformative journey.
Tasks
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
The Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST) is a unique community mental health service providing intensive and flexible wrap around support for individuals across West Yorkshire (Leeds, Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield, & Bradford).Many service users have experienced long lengths of stay in locked hospital placements and are disconnected from their community. We work with service users and their family and carers prior to discharge, supporting them into step down provision and beyond.
Requirements
The service works across two pathways, supporting people with Serious Mental Illness, and Complex Emotional Needs. These roles will be within our Serious Mental Illness pathway, and recovery workers will empower individuals so they can define, build, and live meaningful, independent, and satisfying lives closer to their community, by providing emotional and practical support to service users.
Benefits
As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
- Personal wellbeing budget
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Agile working policy
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
- Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
- Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
- A full range of staff and peer support networks
- Excellent staff engagement
- Lots of learning and development opportunities
Interviews will be held on: Friday 15 November 2024