SALARY:
Agenda for Change Band 3 starting at £25,760 pa
HOURS:
37.5 hours per week
Fixed term for up to 3 years with the possibility of an extension
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.
We are pleased announce two posts available in the above role. As a Recovery Worker you will deliver specific components of prescribed care packages under the direct supervision of Care Coordinators and Clinical Leads within the Community Rehabilitation Team. The post holders will provide structured support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to take control over their own lives and engage actively in their own recovery process. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health difficulties, and the service encourages the use of the wisdom gained through personal ‘lived’ experience – all candidates must have strong values around recovery, social inclusion and diversity. The posts require you to work with service users of all ages (over 18) and to provide a flexible service over 7 days between the hours of 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on weekends.
Informal enquiries to discuss this post are encouraged, and can be made to colino@touchstonesupport.org.uk or dawn.martin@nhs.net
Information Session via TEAMS on 30th April at 12:00pm. To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: 11th May 2026
Interviews will be held on: 27th May 2026
To apply, please send your application form to recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
Application forms and documents:
Job Description and Person Specification
Advice on Completing Application Forms
Equal Opportunities Policy – Agreed 2020
Touchstone Job Applicant Privacy Notice – NOV 24
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
- Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Flexible working opportunities
- Access to HealthHero – Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
- Personal wellbeing and training budget.
- Access to 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
- Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
- Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
- Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
- Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
