Senior Group Facilitator

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Hestia Housing Support Full time
Job Description

We are Hestia. We make a difference. 

At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range of services, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, Mental Health & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.

The service you will work in….

The Grove Outreach is a vibrant and busy service which enables Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea residents to avoid, and in particular to reduce the need for, prolonged hospital admissions and long-term dependency on mental health services. The Grove delivers community based, person-centred and holistic support to service users aged over 18, who have severe or enduring complex needs. 

We provide a weekly range of creative activities including art, pottery and social discussion groups. We are a rewarding service in which we work closely in coproduction with our service users in order to increase their independence and combat isolation.

A day in this role looks like….

As a Senior Group Facilitator  at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Integrated Mental Health Service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.

A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:

  • To be responsible for the support and well-being of a group of key service users allocated from across the team using holistic, person-centred support planning with SMART targets and the recovery star using the recovery approach to enable them to increase independence, maintain their accommodation and enjoy a good quality of life.
  • To visit service users for support sessions within their homes or appropriate community locations.
  • To devise effective interventions for service users who are ‘hard to engage'.
  • To enable the service users to access medical services and the local community mainstream services.
  • To ensure that allocated service users have a needs & risk assessment and SMART support plan; which are reviewed at agreed frequencies.
  • To minimise unplanned and emergency hospital admissions for mental health relapse. To formulate, implement and review support plans with service users and associated professional participation.
  • To liaise effectively with other agencies involved in the support of service users where appropriate.
  • To encourage users to have on-going engagement with existing networks including faithbased groups and informal sources of support.
  • To provide information and advice on benefits, housing and welfare issues to service users.
  • To facilitate access to self-management programmes.
  • To build strong links with community organisations and work with them to support wider engagement with service users.
  • To work with universal services to ensure users have access to appropriate community-based facilities, promoting community cohesion.

Why Hestia?

Joining Hestia means more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.

We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise, and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:

  • Experience of working with people requiring support related to mental ill health and complex needs.
  • Experience of delivering support to people within a community/outreach setting.
  • Ability to support service users to achieve their goals & aspirations.
  • Excellent knowledge of, issues related to signs, symptoms and treatments of mental illness; ability to assess service users declining mental health and take appropriate action.
  • Knowledge of health and safety relevant to the role including working within a community setting.
  • Knowledge of key working, person centered support planning systems and the recovery approach.
  • An understanding of equality and diversity and how it applies to the job role and the importance of promoting service users' rights, privacy dignity and choice.
  • Knowledge of welfare benefits entitlements appropriate to the user group.
  • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

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