Job summary
Full-Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week
Are you passionate about
making a positive impact on the lives of individuals dealing with mental health
and wellbeing challenges?
Do you believe in empowering
others to take control of their own health, to embrace a more meaningful life?
If so, we have an exciting
opportunity for you to join our team as a Recovery Coach at Barnsley Recovery
College.
Your
primary responsibility will be to work in a recovery-oriented way to coproduce
and deliver course content, inspiring hope, and opportunity for the future.
You
will be instrumental in empowering individuals to develop the self-awareness
and skills, to take control of their lives and become active participants in
their communities.
By joining our team, you will have the
opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals facing mental
health challenges. You will be part of a supportive and dynamic environment,
working collaboratively with a team of enthusiastic professionals dedicated to
fostering personal growth and well-being. At Barnsley Recovery College, we
value innovation, compassion, and a dedication to helping others to achieve
their full.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients
Main duties of the job
The
Recovery Coach will be responsible for creating engaging and informative course
content that aligns with the values of the College. They will draw from a range
of sources, including research, and the lived and learnt experience of others,
to compile courses that meet the diverse needs of our learners, using various
techniques to keep learners motivated and interested in the course content.
In
their role as a facilitator, the Recovery Coach should demonstrate compassion,
empathy, and appropriate boundaries, to maintain a safe and inclusive learning
environment and to help people achieve their potential.
To
promote an engaging learning experience, the Recovery Coach will employ
creativity and innovation in their facilitation methods applying
differentiation techniques to accommodate individual differences within groups.
Strong evaluation skills to assess the effectiveness of course content and make
improvements are necessary.
Displaying
leadership qualities and supervising others are skills that are required to
ensure the effective delivery of courses.
They
will also engage in reflective practice to continuously enhance their learning
and development. Building successful relationships with a range of
stakeholders, such as mental health services and community organisations, will
be essential to promote the college's mission.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
undertake a Coaching role that supports people in their recovery including
researching, producing, facilitating and reviewing educational courses and
workshops that enable people to live life well and with opportunities to move
into further education or employment.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To
facilitate educational courses and workshops around all aspects of living life
beyond illness with a particular focus on health & wellbeing. This may be in conjunction with people who
have lived experiences to help people realise their full potential through
learning.
To
work with learners in a recovery orientated way at all times.
To
continually be aware and incorporate best practice based on contemporary and relevant
research findings and outcome measures.
Care/Service/Function Provision:
- To conduct face to face assessments with
learners as part of the enrolment process to ensure the most appropriate
course(s) is chosen to help them achieve self-responsibility and
self-determination.
- To work in
collaboration with learners to ensure a structured programme is in place for
each student including their progress beyond their involvement in the
college. This may include planning
future goals, utilising such skills as Motivational Interviewing and personal
development skills.
- To support learners
into one or more of a range of opportunities, depending on individual need,
e.g. work experience, voluntary work and paid work, education and accredited
courses.
- To
work collaboratively with learners in developing appropriate life long learning
techniques and other strategies with a focus towards further education or
employment.
- Be able to recognise the psychological
barriers people may face when accessing education, taking into account a
persons resilience and current health status and adopting appropriate coping strategies.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
undertake a Coaching role that supports people in their recovery including
researching, producing, facilitating and reviewing educational courses and
workshops that enable people to live life well and with opportunities to move
into further education or employment.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To
facilitate educational courses and workshops around all aspects of living life
beyond illness with a particular focus on health & wellbeing. This may be in conjunction with people who
have lived experiences to help people realise their full potential through
learning.
To
work with learners in a recovery orientated way at all times.
To
continually be aware and incorporate best practice based on contemporary and relevant
research findings and outcome measures.
Care/Service/Function Provision:
- To conduct face to face assessments with
learners as part of the enrolment process to ensure the most appropriate
course(s) is chosen to help them achieve self-responsibility and
self-determination.
- To work in
collaboration with learners to ensure a structured programme is in place for
each student including their progress beyond their involvement in the
college. This may include planning
future goals, utilising such skills as Motivational Interviewing and personal
development skills.
- To support learners
into one or more of a range of opportunities, depending on individual need,
e.g. work experience, voluntary work and paid work, education and accredited
courses.
- To
work collaboratively with learners in developing appropriate life long learning
techniques and other strategies with a focus towards further education or
employment.
- Be able to recognise the psychological
barriers people may face when accessing education, taking into account a
persons resilience and current health status and adopting appropriate coping strategies.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in health or social care or degree level BSc, BA
Desirable
- Level 3 or above qualification appropriate to speciality.
- PGCE or evidence of working towards completion within two years.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of acting at supervisory level.
- Experience of working with people with mental and physical health issues. This may be in a variety of settings eg:- Job Centre, Charities etc.
- Experience of planning courses and workshops and delivering on these. This would also include reviewing courses based on learner feedback and evaluations and amending as appropriate.
- Experience of being involved in evaluations and audit and implementing action plans and outcome measures that reflect need to meet service provision.
- To have experience of working with other statutory and non-statutory bodies and demonstrate how this positively promotes inter-agency collaborative working partnerships.
Desirable
- Experience of writing service reviews and/or business plans
TRAINING
Essential
- To attend all supervision sessions or notified meetings where relevant.
- To attend all mandatory training sessions.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Essential
- To actively and positively promote work in a Recovery orientated way at all times.
- To possess excellent presentation and teaching skills and have experience of using Microsoft Office.
- To possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- To plan and deliver educational sessions either on a one to one basis or in a group setting in a variety of settings.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-skilled team.
- To have the necessary skills to work independently and on own initiative and prioritise workload accordingly.
Desirable
- To have the necessary knowledge to be able to signpost learners onto education and/or employment opportunities
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- To be passionate in enabling people to achieve their full potential.
- To be committed to the ethos of Recovery and the Recovery College.
- Commitment to providing an effective high quality and evidence based service which remains compatible at all times with the Recovery College philosophy.
- To possess the skills that help to motivate and develop learners throughout their college experience.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in health or social care or degree level BSc, BA
Desirable
- Level 3 or above qualification appropriate to speciality.
- PGCE or evidence of working towards completion within two years.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of acting at supervisory level.
- Experience of working with people with mental and physical health issues. This may be in a variety of settings eg:- Job Centre, Charities etc.
- Experience of planning courses and workshops and delivering on these. This would also include reviewing courses based on learner feedback and evaluations and amending as appropriate.
- Experience of being involved in evaluations and audit and implementing action plans and outcome measures that reflect need to meet service provision.
- To have experience of working with other statutory and non-statutory bodies and demonstrate how this positively promotes inter-agency collaborative working partnerships.
Desirable
- Experience of writing service reviews and/or business plans
TRAINING
Essential
- To attend all supervision sessions or notified meetings where relevant.
- To attend all mandatory training sessions.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Essential
- To actively and positively promote work in a Recovery orientated way at all times.
- To possess excellent presentation and teaching skills and have experience of using Microsoft Office.
- To possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- To plan and deliver educational sessions either on a one to one basis or in a group setting in a variety of settings.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-skilled team.
- To have the necessary skills to work independently and on own initiative and prioritise workload accordingly.
Desirable
- To have the necessary knowledge to be able to signpost learners onto education and/or employment opportunities
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- To be passionate in enabling people to achieve their full potential.
- To be committed to the ethos of Recovery and the Recovery College.
- Commitment to providing an effective high quality and evidence based service which remains compatible at all times with the Recovery College philosophy.
- To possess the skills that help to motivate and develop learners throughout their college experience.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
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.
