Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work with an innovative, dynamic and recovery focused Peer team based in Nottingham covering Nottingham City and County.
The Recovery College Service, working in partnership with the Neurodevelopmental Specialist Service (NeSS), provide co-produced and co-delivered neuro-divergent specific courses for patients with an open referral with NeSS.
You would be joining an established, supportive and hardworking team who are passionate about improving recovery outcomes for adults, their family, friends and carers.
You will be an integral part of the team providing our service which offers co-teaching and co-production of recovery focused learning opportunities, enrolments, individual learning plans, reviews and next steps progression upholding the recovery focused culture and philosophy of the service.
You must have a teaching qualification and experience. Also, lived experience of neuro-divergence.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to enrol students in the college to work alongside them to develop their individual learning plans and choose the courses the student identifies. To support the enrolment process with information advice and guidance about progression through and onto to next steps following graduation from the College.
The post holder will, co-facilitate, & support the delivery of Living Well with ADHD (6 week course) & Living Well with Autism (6 Week Course) recovery focused learning service for neuro divergent service users.
The post holder will uphold their duty of care for all students through an excellent understanding and implementation of Student Welfare in line with the Trust policies and procedures, service protocols and procedures.
The post holder will uphold the recovery focused culture and philosophy of the college in all interactions and tasks with students, the college team, wider colleagues internal to the Trust and external partners, family friends, members of the public and visitors to the college
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires a Peer Trainer who can work as a member of a team and on their own initiative. It is essential to be recovery focused, friendly, and approachable and able to support the Recovery College to deliver all aspects the service provides, teaching, learning support, enrolment, and student welfare. The job demands dedication, commitment, flexibility, loyalty, compassion, and confidentiality
To enrol students/patients at the college, working alongside them in a recovery focused way to support them to complete their own individual learning plan and the course choices, which suit their own learning goals.
To identify any learning support needs from an educational, physical, and mental health perspective, recording this accurately on enrolment documentation and in a timely manner hand over to the administration team for processing.
To participate in the co-production/ co-review of recovery focused, neuro-divergent courses.
To co-facilitate the teaching/learning of the 2 x 6 week neuro-divergent courses offered in the service, according to timetable commitments.
To ensure a recovery focused learning context in each class to enable learning, utilising good classroom management skills, class agreements the student charter & guidelines and sound differentiation.
To plan and be prepared in advance of any given class timetabled with the relevant session plans, and course resources, also to prepare classrooms in terms of environment, meeting and greeting students.
To be responsible for maintaining up to date, accurate documentation of student/patient information and entering activity on RIO patient records.
To be responsible for the reminder calls/texts for all students in any timetabled class.
To be responsible for the duty of care and student welfare of students/patients in all timetabled classes, enrolments and ad hoc student interactions in line with Safeguarding Trust policies and Service protocols and process, reporting any concerns in a timely, responsive and safe manner to line management and following up on any actions required as directed.
To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.
To support and contribute as required to any service development, reviews, reports, evaluation as directed by the Recovery College Manager in line with the broader service development & strategic plans of the service/trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role requires a Peer Trainer who can work as a member of a team and on their own initiative. It is essential to be recovery focused, friendly, and approachable and able to support the Recovery College to deliver all aspects the service provides, teaching, learning support, enrolment, and student welfare. The job demands dedication, commitment, flexibility, loyalty, compassion, and confidentiality
To enrol students/patients at the college, working alongside them in a recovery focused way to support them to complete their own individual learning plan and the course choices, which suit their own learning goals.
To identify any learning support needs from an educational, physical, and mental health perspective, recording this accurately on enrolment documentation and in a timely manner hand over to the administration team for processing.
To participate in the co-production/ co-review of recovery focused, neuro-divergent courses.
To co-facilitate the teaching/learning of the 2 x 6 week neuro-divergent courses offered in the service, according to timetable commitments.
To ensure a recovery focused learning context in each class to enable learning, utilising good classroom management skills, class agreements the student charter & guidelines and sound differentiation.
To plan and be prepared in advance of any given class timetabled with the relevant session plans, and course resources, also to prepare classrooms in terms of environment, meeting and greeting students.
To be responsible for maintaining up to date, accurate documentation of student/patient information and entering activity on RIO patient records.
To be responsible for the reminder calls/texts for all students in any timetabled class.
To be responsible for the duty of care and student welfare of students/patients in all timetabled classes, enrolments and ad hoc student interactions in line with Safeguarding Trust policies and Service protocols and process, reporting any concerns in a timely, responsive and safe manner to line management and following up on any actions required as directed.
To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.
To support and contribute as required to any service development, reviews, reports, evaluation as directed by the Recovery College Manager in line with the broader service development & strategic plans of the service/trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE standard equivalent in English
- City & Guilds AET Introduction to Training Skills Level 3 or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Additional Teaching/Educational Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of Neurodivergence
- Experience of producing, utilising and implementing wellness plan for personal/volunteering or work resilience
- Experience of teaching, co-facilitating and co-production
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of using lived experience to safely and effectively to support recovery
- Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and the Recovery College Service Model
Skills
Essential
- Teaching skills
- Ability/skills to share lived experience safety and effectively in a way that is relevant and pertinent to learning outcome and objectives
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of co- facilitation and co-production of recovery focused teaching and learning
- Knowledge and understanding of wellness plans as a tool for resilience and wellbeing
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection, confidentiality and safeguarding
- Knowledge and understanding of Equality and Diversity
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication & interpersonal skills
- Self motivated, conscientious, adaptable, able to work on own initiative as well as a good team player
- Good organisational, time management skills and the ability to manage stress, work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload.
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Essential car user or demonstrate ability to travel
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE standard equivalent in English
- City & Guilds AET Introduction to Training Skills Level 3 or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Additional Teaching/Educational Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of Neurodivergence
- Experience of producing, utilising and implementing wellness plan for personal/volunteering or work resilience
- Experience of teaching, co-facilitating and co-production
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of using lived experience to safely and effectively to support recovery
- Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and the Recovery College Service Model
Skills
Essential
- Teaching skills
- Ability/skills to share lived experience safety and effectively in a way that is relevant and pertinent to learning outcome and objectives
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of co- facilitation and co-production of recovery focused teaching and learning
- Knowledge and understanding of wellness plans as a tool for resilience and wellbeing
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection, confidentiality and safeguarding
- Knowledge and understanding of Equality and Diversity
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication & interpersonal skills
- Self motivated, conscientious, adaptable, able to work on own initiative as well as a good team player
- Good organisational, time management skills and the ability to manage stress, work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload.
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Essential car user or demonstrate ability to travel
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
