Recovery worker jobs in oxford, oxfordshire
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Housing Worker
Hours: 30-37 hours per week, flexible to be over 4-5 days
Salary: £27,876 - £30,002 (pro-rata - salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Contract: Permanent
Base: Garden House Project, OX4 2ND and Projects across East Oxford
Following probation the role requires on-call for approx 6 weeks a year, for which extra payments are made.
We have a vacancy for housing support and recovery worker based in Oxford city, to provide flexible, proactive and assertive support, to residents of our housing projects, to promote recovery and independence within a positive risk management approach to adults with serious and enduring mental health issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Assessment of mental health needs & risk.
- Creation and management of appropriate strategies to manage risks for individuals and environment.
- Property and housing management including health and safety responsibilities, fire safety checks and arranging repairs to maintain a safe environment.
- Record keeping and administration.
- Formulate and see through plans for residents to move on to more long-term resident accommodation within commissioned timeframes.
Key Skills
- An understanding of the issues for people with mental health issues living in the community.
- Experience of working in a housing or residential setting.
- 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.
Closing date: Once sufficient applications have been received
Shortlisting date: Ongoing
Interview date: Ongoing
Interview location: Garden House, 6 Ivy Close, OX4 2NB
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We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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.
No agencies please.
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SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an independent charity working across the Thames Valley. We are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our team providing high quality individual and group support to children and young people affected by crime within SAFE!’s CYP Support After Crime and Abuse Service.
Role: SACA Project Worker
Location: Buckinghamshire
Hours: 30 hours a week (requests for job-share and part-time hours considered)
Salary: £26,900 to £29,657 pro rata
We are looking for people who can quickly engage and build trust with young people. You should have a track-record of working with children and young people in a supportive role. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you will have experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high-standards of professionalism.
Please visit our website for further details and to apply
Closing date: 5pm Sunday 3rd August 2025
Interviews: 14 & 15th August 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Role
- This role ensures the efficient delivery of a comprehensive residential rehabilitation programme with emphasis on supporting residents’ transition to independent living within their community.
- You will manage a multi-disciplinary team of therapeutic workers, counsellors and night workers providing support and leadership in all areas of delivery.
- You will ensure that service delivery is in line with recommended professional good practice and Phoenix Future’s policies & practices and that the reasonable expectations of purchasers and service users are met.
- You will maintain a recovery-orientated approach to all undertakings and a demonstrable commitment to continued professional learning & development.
- As part of the management team, you will deputise for the Residential Service Manager as required.
- The role is based at Ophelia House, and you will be expected to take part in a on call rota to support the staff and service delivery.
About You
We are looking for an individual who enjoys bringing innovative ideas to life and isn’t afraid to take on new and exciting challenges. To join us at Ophelia House you will need:
- Experience working in a CQC registered service or similar.
- Experience of managing teams or internal staff.
- Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service.
- Determined, with a drive to succeed and a willingness to learn.
- Passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support.
Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Deputy Manager, please get in touch or apply today.
Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as an Administrator, please get in touch or apply today.
Your Rewards
- Starting salary of £32,500, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase of up to £38,000 (inc. £2k geographical supplement)
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Clinical Supervision
- Brand new refurbished service
- Free car parking
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
- A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
- We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.
Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.
We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
This role will be working in a women’s-only residential service specialising in providing safe therapeutic environments for those who have experienced multiple disadvantage and those who have experienced past trauma. Therefore there is an Operational Requirement for this role to be fulfilled by a female (determined compliant under ACAS guidelines for recruiting applicants with a protected characteristic to do a certain job).[1]
[1] Using protected characteristics in recruitment: Recruitment: hiring someone - Acas
We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives.


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