Mental Health Recovery Facilitator
Be supported to own and take action. Our journey, our place, your opportunity.
Do you enjoy helping people identify their strengths and inspirations? Do you have the skills to encourage them with developing their own personal support networks?
Here at Bracknell Forest Council, we are always looking for better ways of doing things. Network Recovery Facilitators provide assistance on a short-term basis using relationship building; graded exposure; confidence building; anxiety management and motivational techniques to support individuals experiencing mental ill-health, and their carers, on their recovery journey. As well as help to access and attend appointments around benefits; housing; education; volunteering; employment; social activities and life after network support, to gain independence and help prevent episodes of mental ill-health that warrant secondary care or bed-based provision.
What it’s like working in our team…
We are an expanding team who work closely together providing support to our clients. We engage with other services and ensure our clients are at the forefront of everything we do. Sometimes the work is challenging however there is also time for finding creative solutions and every day is different.
You will be supported to carry out the following duties, responsibilities and training…
To engage with people using a strengths-based approach to assess their own needs and develop a person-centred plan of support, working together with carers, family and friend networks, health professionals and statutory and voluntary services.
The benefits you will experience are…
- An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks.
- Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
- Generous annual leave commencing at 25 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 28 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
- Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
- Internal sports and social club opportunities.
- An extensive employee assistance programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
- Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
- Supermarket discount.
- Local government pension scheme / Life insurance cover.
What we’re looking for…
The role requires a dynamic and committed individual who has a firm understanding of mental ill-health, experience of working with the community and voluntary sector and who can engage with a wide range of people, including carers.
The ability to run groups and peer support programmes.
The ability to use your creativity to identify innovative solutions when supporting individuals to access community assets to keep clients engaged and can work proactively both using your own initiative and as part of a team.
Interview date
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd May.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:
Bronya Fenton – Mental Health Team Lead - Bracknell Forest Community Network
Tel: 01344 351917
At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. As a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you need any adjustments at any point during the recruitment process by contacting our friendly recruitment team on recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Any candidates that are currently residing in the UK and wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria.
No agencies please.
Equal Opportunities
Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.