Senior Group Facilitator

About the Service / Department Our service enables service users to avoid, and in particular to reduce the need for, prolonged hospital admissions and long-term dependency on mental health services. We promote recovery and prevent social exclusion among service users with mental health support needs. This service delivers person-centred and holistic support to service users who are of African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking heritage, aged over 18, who have a severe and/or enduring mental health need and living in Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.At Oremi day centre, we offer a wide range of group activities that are tailored to the needs of our service users. Group activities are run by our in-house team of experienced and trained Group Facilitators, by sessional tutors and in co-production with service users.The overall aim of support provision is preventing hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharge, promoting recovery, social inclusion and helping service users to maximise their independence and wellbeing, access to employment, training.About the role Support the running and developing the day center under direction of the Group Activi
ties Coordinator.Provide management support and advice to Group Facilitators, Volunteers, Social Work Students to help them develop their role in providing support to service users.Have responsibility for the empowerment and well-being of service users, using person-centred planning and Recovery Approaches, a key-work system to enable them to attain and sustain a tenancy, enjoy a good quality of life, and avoid repeat hospital admissions.Support the Group Activities Coordinator to oversee performance related to the contract including KPIs.Ensure that service users are able to attend and participate in a range of socially inclusive activities and skills development opportunities.To ensure that specific services and activities are provided to meet the needs of African, Caribbean, and Arabic speaking users.Support the Group Activities Coordinator to oversee staff recruitment, induction, supervise and appraise staff, identify training needs, manage the disciplinary and grievance procedures, and ensure that all tasks are carried out within Hestia's policies, procedures, and good practice guides.To take lead responsibility in maintaining the health and safety of the building including undertaking daily, weekly & monthly checks within the premises.About you Demonstrable experience of working with people who have experienced mental ill health and complex support needs.Good knowledge of implementing and delivering a co-production model of involvement with users in a mental health setting.Experience of providing high quality day  services; including compliance with health and safety.Knowledge of methods of assessing, formulating, implementing, recording, reviewing, and monitoring person-cent
red support and assessment plans.Motivation to maintain professional standards at all times within the service and ability to use peer and Management support to maintain resilience and provide a whole team approach.Ability and willingness to work flexibly including some out of hours working during the evenings and weekends. Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.Experience of working with referral agencies to ensure that all referrals to the service are acknowledged, assessed, allocated to appropriate support workers, reviewed, and  closed within agreed time frames.Please note that if you are offered a role with Hestia, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and a Basic or Enhanced DBS check. Disability confident Hestia is a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us. Hestia positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. But we particularly welcome individuals from an ethnic minority background and those with disabilities to apply. As an organisation, 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.