Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker - HJVS
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker within the Birmingham & Solihull Health and Justice Vulnerability Service (HJVS). You will work with vulnerable individuals, often marginalized, in community settings, custody suites, and courts. The role involves building trust, providing individualised support for practical problems affecting health and wellbeing, and assisting with issues like housing, debt, and employment. You will manage a caseload and work flexibly across various locations.
Key responsibilities
- Work in a team alongside peer mentors, other STR workers and registered practitioners.
- Manage a caseload of clients, aiding and encouraging their engagement with services.
- Work with service users' families and friends to ensure a holistic understanding of their circumstances.
- Signpost service users to, and encourage engagement with, appropriate services.
- Develop links into the community and agencies to enable improved, supported access to services.
- Work flexibly, visiting custody suites, courts, and other locations in the community.
Essential criteria
- Must have significant experience of mental health support work
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the criminal justice system
- Experience of community working
- Relevant qualification/training
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker - HJVS
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
The Birmingham & Solihull Health and Justice Vulnerability Service (HJVS) is a nationally recognised and multi-award winning team within BSMHFT.
Working primarily within adult outreach team, this role will mean working within the community as well as from Custody Suites around Birmingham, Birmingham Magistrates and Crown Courts and a variety of trust sites.
We are looking for a versatile and motivated person to join us to deliver a service to vulnerable individuals who are often the most marginalised within society.
STRs are a key part of the Health and Justice Vulnerability Service, as they assist clients who are typically hard to engage, building trust and a rapport to gain a holistic understanding of their circumstances and how to improve them. They assist service users by providing individualised support with solving practical problems or difficulties that may be affecting their health and wellbeing. They can also provide help and advise on housing, social isolation and exclusion, education, debt management and employment issues.
We are particularly looking for people who have experience in community and forensic mental health settings. Applicants with lived experience of the criminal justice system are
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