Session Facilitator

As a Session Facilitator, you will provide regular, friendly and person-centered conversation.

You will support people 55 years and over to improve their emotional health and wellbeing by helping them to feel less socially isolated, remain connected, feel valued and more confident.

Hosting and facilitating face to face sessions such as:

• Painting and drawing
• Basic IT learning of Smart phones and tablets
• Lunch groups
• Men’s groups
• Café connect
• Crafting for pleasure
• Walk and Talk
• Wellbeing sessions

Meeting small groups of clients on a regular basis, building a relationship of friendship and trust. Completing a weekly attendance log for each of your clients sessions. Attending quarterly volunteer network meetings.

About Organisation

Everyturn Mental Health is based in the North East of England and we provide a wide range of specialist mental health services, which are predominantly commissioned by the NHS and local authorities. We strive for our services to make a truly meaningful impact on the lives of our service users and their loved ones.

Skills

• Hosting and facilitating sessions
• The ability to facilitate face to face sessions with small groups of clients aged 55 and over
• The skills to host and facilitate an informal session relating to an area of interest, as detailed above
• Good conversational and listening skills and the ability to know when its appropriate/not appropriate to talk