Recovery College Facilitator

_**Recovery College Facilitator**_

3.8 permanent roles. 1 fixed term role for 12 months.

**Sites **Across the Black Country EG Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Sandwell

**Job overview**

The Black Country Recovery College are looking to recruit a number of Facilitators that will support the co design and co delivery of the Recovery College classes across the College network, managing all elements of course coproduction and planning and the continued development of the Recovery College curriculum.

The role will require knowledge and an understanding of a range of health and social services provision in addition to knowledge of recovery and Recovery Colleges and experience that will support the Recovery College curriculum including the arts, wellbeing, gardening, digital skills, literacy and numeracy.

The post holder will have personal experience of delivering classes or group activities, mental health challenges, through family or own lived experience, empathy, compassion and patience and a keenness to make a positive contribution to the recovery of students through learning and empowerment and be prepared to travel across the Black Country in a timely manner.

**Main duties of the job**

The main duties of the role involves co-designing and co-delivering classes to Recovery College students in accordance with the ethos and quality standards of the College, to participate in the curriculum development and evaluation of the Recovery College, to participate in the development of coproduction within the Recovery College, to participate in the delivery of Recovery College promotion within the Black Country, to work with external partners as appropriate in designing and delivering Recovery College classes, to conduct Information and Guidance sessions alongside volunteers for new students, to undertake student one to one meetings and learning assessments including “Getting to know you” and “Where are you now” reviews and to work to enhance the quality and ethos of the College in all aspects of the service development and delivery. Post holders are required to work across the Black Country in Recovery College bases.

**Working for our organisation**

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

**Person specification**

**Person Specification**

**Essential criteria**
- NVQ level 3 or working towards or equivalent qualifications and demonstrable experience
- English and Maths Grade C or 4 and above
- Lived Experience
- Experience of delivery/facilitating group activities face to face and online
- Experience of evidence based course development
- Experience of coproduction
- Experience of using IT equipment
- Experience of working with a diverse group of people with mental health needs

**Desirable criteria**
- Level 3 - 5 PTLLS, CTTLS, DTTLS, Education and Training Qualification or equivalent
- Experience of working in a learning or mental health recovery environment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,147.00-£27,596.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- delivery/facilitating group activities face to face/online: 1 year (required)
- working with a diverse group of people with MH needs: 1 year (required)
- working in a learning or mental health recovery environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ level 3 or working towards or equivalent qualifications (required)
- English and Maths Grade C or 4 and above (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 285-8703-MH