Recovery College Facilitator | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Band 3 Facilitator - Recovery College - South Kent Coast and Ashford Posts 7.5hrs/week The Recovery & Wellbeing College provides health & wellbeing related educational courses, free of charge, in supportive and accessible learning environments. Through safe and welcoming learning spaces, we can make sense of our own experiences and learn how to take care of ourselves and others. By recognising everyone's resourcefulness, talents and skills people become experts in their own health & wellbeing, make informed choices and move forward with what matters most to them in their life. Recovery College activities across Kent & Medway are now a fundamental and vital part of the Mental Health System. Hence we are recruiting to these Facilitator positions in South Kent Coast and Ashford in order to increase capacity and diversity in Recovery College learning activities. You can find out more about our Recovery College work herehttps://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/about-us/recovery-and-wellbeing-college/ Please read through the full job description and person specification to see if this role is a good fit with your skills, knowledge, experience and aspirations. This role broadly involves;

• Co-facilitating Recovery College courses and workshops for Recovery College Students to support them in their own recovery and in relation to their own aspirations.
• To bring empathy and understanding into all interactions with Recovery College Students by sharing lived experience, empathy, compassion and hope.
• To model /mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, empowering Recovery College Students to actively participate in their own recovery journey.
• To provide health and wellbeing learning experiences which empower individuals in managing their own health & wellbeing. This may include understanding specific diagnoses, making sense of personal experiences, connecting with others in positive ways, self-care, creativity, healthy eating, resilience, employment aspirations, life goals and leisure pursuits.
• To embed Recovery values and strengths based language in all aspects of Recovery College provision.
• To provide opportunities for individual Recovery College Students to direct their own recovery journey, via virtual learning spaces online., We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service. The main purpose of this role is to co-design and co-facilitate Recovery College (RC) workshops and courses, in safe learning spaces and via strengths based approaches in community venues. By promoting meaningful activity and sharing lived expertise, facilitators enable Recovery College students to connect, make sense of their own experiences and recognise their own strengths and skills. Facilitators provide new opportunities for RC students to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose. Facilitators recognise that each individual's recovery journey is unique and deeply personal process and therefore RC students will each have knowledge, skills and experience. This shared learning environment will enrich the content of workshops and courses and the experience of those present. KEY RESULT AREAS:
• Co-facilitating Recovery College courses and workshops for Recovery College Students and supporting them in their own recovery and in relation to their own aspirations as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To bring empathy and understanding into all interactions with Recovery College Students by sharing lived experience, empathy, compassion and hope.
• To model /mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, empowering Recovery College Students to actively participate in their own recovery journey.
• To provide health and wellbeing learning spaces to empower individuals in managing their own mental health. This may include understanding specific diagnoses, making sense of personal experiences, connecting with others in positive ways, self-care, creativity, healthy eating, resilience, employment aspirations, life goals and leisure pursuits.
• To embed Recovery values and strengths based language in all aspects of Recovery College provision.
• To provide opportunities for individual Recovery College Students to direct their own recovery journey, via face to face provision, virtual learning, or a mix of both.
• To positively promote recovery by making links with community resources and supporting Recovery College Students to access them e.g. in relation to training, education, employment, community living and leisure etc.
• To support the team in promoting the role of Recovery College and to raise awareness of what recovery means, contributing to any local & national research and evaluation of this work.
• Developing a range of relevant skills including sharing own personal recovery experience in courses and workshops, to give hope and support Recovery College Students in their recovery.
• To adopt a flexible and participative approach to innovation and change within the team.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times in line with Trust policy and adhere to Trust and Partnership Organisation/Venue Statutory Health & Safety requirements.
• To assist in providing a safe and caring learning environment.
• To maintain and update training as required. To undertake any other duties as may be assigned or delegated from the line manager or other senior KMPT staff.
RESPONSIBILITY: Disciplines Act as a positive role model for colleagues and others in relation to professional and personal conduct and practice at all times. Recovery College Students
• To establish and maintain effective liaison/communication with Recovery College Students, ensuring that Recovery College Student's feedback indicates the service is responsive to their needs and is a positive experience.
• Support individuals within the service to engage in community activities and supportive, strengths based learning opportunities.
Recovery College Team
• To contribute to the safe and effective function of Recovery College.
• Undertake team based responsibilities and team roles, including active involvement during times of service development and improvement.
• Actively participate in team meetings, operational reviews and reflective practice.
• Implement policies and procedures as directed by the trust/service director.
• Ensure that any activities undertaken are delivered as planned and in accordance with health and safety legislation and local policies and protocols.
Partnership Organisations & Venues
• To liaise directly with representatives of any local venues used and ensure positive and professional relationships and communications are maintained at all times.
ENVIRONMENT:
• On a weekly basis provide health & wellbeing learning facilitation, either in local venues, virtually or a mixture of both.
• Support and encourage independence, individual learning journeys and personal insight and understanding.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate health & wellbeing courses and workshops as required.
• Participate in regular supervision with line manager.
• Support Recovery College learning support volunteers.
• Participate and contribute within team meetings, personal supervision, individual yearly appraisal and the setting of personal development goals within the job.
• Provide accurate and up-to-date oral/written reports on the Recovery College provision (attendance etc) when required.
• Undertake all mandatory and additional training as identified by line manager.
• Access and update all KMPT employee systems as required.
• Communicate in a professional and appropriate way at all times with all stakeholders via all platforms (email, text, phone, social media), The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate learning to support Recovery College Students in their own recovery journey. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable whilst focusing on recovery and a nurturing, strengths based educational approach to service delivery.
This role will require an individual who is passionate about providing the highest standard of Recovery College provision, can demonstrate empathy and hope through sharing their own lived experience, whilst appreciating the unique perspective and context of other people's journeys too. COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: The post holder will work with the Recovery College team, as well as working with other agencies, specifically in relation to Recovery College delivery. The post holder will be expected to develop and maintain excellent working relationships.


• BTec/City &Guilds/NVQ level 2 in health and social care OR equivalent experience with evidence of transferable skills.
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of Recovery College practice and ethos.
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of the value of meaningful co-production.
• Lived/Close relational experience of health challenges/diagnoses/service use and willingness to constructively share own experiences when appropriate.
• Experience of working with people who are experiencing health challenges.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
• Teaching/Facilitating qualification.
• Experience in the use of Virtual Learning Spaces (Zoom/Microsoft Teams etc)
• Ability to travel to various locations in a timely manner via own transport/public transport.
• Good IT skills, including WORD, Outlook, Powerpoint and the ability to use KMPT tech based systems., Demonstrate an ability to work as a team member as well as autonomously.
• Working with a diverse team, recovery college students and external partnership groups and stakeholders.
• Balancing all aspects of the job role.
• Being flexible and responsive to competing demands.
• Engage in planning meetings/discussions to negotiate a balanced facilitation role, which supports you as a team member, as well as providing a high quality service.
Personal Qualities
• Highly motivated, progressive, innovative, respectful, open, team player, solution focussed and a willingness to make a positive difference to the experience of others.
• Flexibility to change, adapt and innovate., Disability Confident
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