Recovery Support Officer
- Employer
- Royal British Legion
- Location
- Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Salary
- GBP 24,698.00 - 26,700.00 per year
- Closing date
- 20 Sep 2024
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- Sector
- Administration and Secretarial
- Role
- Executive
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
The RBL are committed to a significant expansion of Recovery Services, including an increase in the number and diversity of Recovery Programmes; delivery of Team UK to the Invictus Games; and the introduction of community follow-up programmes.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join the RBL Recovery Services Team, as Recovery Support Officers. These positions have been introduced to ensure our beneficiaries receive the best possible support.
As a Recovery Support Officer, you will work alongside expert coaches to deliver Recovery Programmes and activities which include adaptive sport, inclusive adventure activities, recovery through arts and the Invictus Games experience. You will be integral in maximising the recovery benefits of each programme and endorsing early intervention and sustained long term recovery.
This will be a highly rewarding role and you will be fully supported in gaining a full understanding of Recovery Service Programmes and the pathways that are available to beneficiaries, both internal to RBL and externally.
The role is based at the RBL's Battle Back Centre, but you will also be supporting programmes which are delivered nationally and internationally. This may include extended periods away, weekends and providing out of hours support
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.
Company
As the largest charity of our kind, we have 180,000 members, 60,000 volunteers and a network of partners all helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed.
It’s this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes RBL such a fulfilling place to work. Full of stories of purpose, passion and collaboration.
The Royal British Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community. We’re here through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us. We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with over 200,000 members, 110,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed. Our mission is to provide welfare, comradeship, representation and Remembrance for the Armed Forces Community.
Every Autumn you’ll see us out on the streets during the Poppy Appeal. But there’s far more to the work we do.
In every town and on every street the impact of our work can be felt, and the scale can be seen. Whether it’s in our Care Homes, Battle Back centre or Haig House in London. Whether it’s through our nurses, case officers or war pensions advisors.
So, whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role that works for you.
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