We have rewarding opportunities available for two Female* Recovery Navigators to join our BSW team based in Wiltshire. You will join us on a permanent basis working 37.5 hours per week 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday on a rota basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,056 - £28,204 per annum and benefits.
Missing Link provides practical advice and support to individuals to allow them to maintain a rich and meaningful life. The aim is to deliver recovery and wellbeing opportunities for people with mental health and other support needs to achieve their hopes and ambitions.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership, is a partnership of voluntary organisations in BSW including Second Step, Alabaré, Missing Link and Nilaari. Our complimentary skills, knowledge, experience and community connections will ensure the development and delivery of excellent, accessible, person centred and integrated mental health services which are best placed to serve the diverse needs of communities in B&NES Swindon and Wiltshire.
In return for joining us as our Female Recovery Navigator, we will offer you the following fantastic benefits:
- Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
- 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
- Excellent development and training opportunities
- Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
- Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Health and Wellbeing programme
About the Female Recovery Navigator role
As a Recovery Navigator, you will work with colleagues from primary and secondary mental health services, social care, and other statutory and voluntary sector agencies to deliver community-based services. You will support the development of new ways of integrated working and play a key role in ensuring wrap-around support for service users.
You will work within a recovery model to achieve a service user’s identified goals, in a responsive, trauma-informed, person-centred way. You will support service users to build confidence, and maintain hop and optimism for the individual with high aspirations for recovery.
Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Recovery Navigator:
- Work as part of an integrative partnership to provide a joined-up offer to individuals accessing the service
- You will liaise with colleagues and build a strong working partnership with other agencies such as GPs, Health and Social Care, other Voluntary and Community Services to coordinate referrals, to take initiative to share learning new ideas and trends, and deliver the service user’s support package
- Attend and contribute in a positive and proactive way to daily handovers and Multi Disciplinary Discussions
- Work with individuals through trusting relationships to collaboratively develop and review person – centred support plans that focus on their goals and hopes, using DIALOG+ support tool and evidence-based interventions
- Working alongside AWP, PCLS, and other professionals to identify appropriate pathways of support to achieve these using Your team, Your conversation, Your Plan assessments and other self-management tools
What we are looking for in our ideal Female Recovery Navigator:
- Experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex needs
- Proven knowledge of support needs of people with mental health needs
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions
- A current, full driving licence and access to an appropriate vehicle, with business insurance is desirable
Please apply now to join us as our Recovery Navigator and contribute to the valuable work Missing Link and its wider services do.
How to apply:
Please download the Application Pack from our website and complete the Application Form. Please submit your application by 12th September 2025. Please do not send CVs. Interviews will be held on w/b 15th September 2025.
Missing Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Missing Link is committed to Equal opportunities. *Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement)
