Locality Coordinator

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

Would you like to be part of our forward-thinking & progressive Recovery College work?

Do you want to develop your skills and utilise your expertise in new ways to support the long term wellbeing of people experiencing health challenges?

Do you want to work in a key role, supporting students and facilitators and coordinating the Recovery College delivery in Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley alongside an innovative team? If the answer is yes, we have a vacancy for you.

This locality vacancy is part time (30 hrs/wk) but we may consider a job share for two successful applicants who are both seeking part time roles.

Prior to and during your application process, you can find out lots more about what Recovery College is and what we provide. You can also sign up for 'Introduction to Recovery College' virtual sessions, as well as enrolling on our many wonderful and inspiring health & wellbeing courses -both face to face and virtual options. We look forward to meeting you :-)

Please have a look at all the information on our webpages via the link below.

KMPT | Recovery and Wellbeing College

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate Recovery College provision in the locality area.
To enhance student experience by compassionate communication and effective support systems.
To enhance co-facilitator experience by providing high quality support and supervision.
To manage enrolments, course cancellations, facilitator absence, class cover.
To coordinate and create the prospectus and promote Recovery College across localities.
To coordinate administration tasks and liaise between Recovery College and partners.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

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.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata (inclusive of high cost area supplement)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-NK193

Job locations

Arndale House

18-20 Spital Street

Dartford

DA1 2DL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To co-ordinate Recovery College provision in the locality area.
To enhance the student experience through compassionate communication and effective support
To enhance the co-facilitator experience by providing high-quality support and supervision.
To manage enrolments, course cancellations, facilitator absence, and class cover.
To coordinate and create the prospectus and promote Recovery College across localities.
To coordinate administration tasks and liaise between Recovery College and partners

Job description

Job responsibilities

To co-ordinate Recovery College provision in the locality area.
To enhance the student experience through compassionate communication and effective support
To enhance the co-facilitator experience by providing high-quality support and supervision.
To manage enrolments, course cancellations, facilitator absence, and class cover.
To coordinate and create the prospectus and promote Recovery College across localities.
To coordinate administration tasks and liaise between Recovery College and partners

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of defining features of Recovery College and ethos
Awareness of range of different training and facilitation methods

Desirable

Knowledge of recovery focussed practice in Mental health
Attended RC courses

Skills

Essential

Good range of IT skills including excel and powerpoint
Ability to time manage training, managerial and admin demands
Excellent interpersonal and written skills
Ability to teach/facilitate subjects related to recovery and self management

Desirable

Ability to deliver training and effective learning outcomes

Experience

Essential

Current experience of using lived experience in a work/voluntary role
Personal/close relational experience of health and wellbeing recovery and service use
Experience of dealing professionally with people experiencing difficult situations

Desirable

Working in an educational establishment

Approach

Essential

A positive attitude that demonstrates interacting in a recovery oriented way
A professional attitude to fostering relationships with students and team
Able to communicate with people at all levels of the organisation
Ability to travel to sites in a timely manner

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of defining features of Recovery College and ethos
Awareness of range of different training and facilitation methods

Desirable

Knowledge of recovery focussed practice in Mental health
Attended RC courses

Skills

Essential

Good range of IT skills including excel and powerpoint
Ability to time manage training, managerial and admin demands
Excellent interpersonal and written skills
Ability to teach/facilitate subjects related to recovery and self management

Desirable

Ability to deliver training and effective learning outcomes

Experience

Essential

Current experience of using lived experience in a work/voluntary role
Personal/close relational experience of health and wellbeing recovery and service use
Experience of dealing professionally with people experiencing difficult situations

Desirable

Working in an educational establishment

Approach

Essential

A positive attitude that demonstrates interacting in a recovery oriented way
A professional attitude to fostering relationships with students and team
Able to communicate with people at all levels of the organisation
Ability to travel to sites in a timely manner

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.