Resettled Refugee Service Group Co-Facilitator

Closing date: 12:00 Monday 16th June

The service delivers mental health support to resettled refugees across West Sussex. Support includes goal focused one-to-one sessions, group workshops and access to a range of social activities, signposting and support to access other services.

• Co-facilitating in-person group sessions to support people who use our service to improve their mental health and wellbeing
• Supporting staff with the smooth delivery of the workshop including assisting in setting up and clearing away after a session, helping to make refreshments, and creating a welcoming atmosphere
• Supporting service users who may be anxious or unfamiliar with the space to attend by helping them to settle in and checking in with them at the end
• Encouraging service users to participate in group workshops by creating a supportive environment
• To support staff in designing the course materials including suggesting themes and activities
• Willingness to use own personal lived experience to provide support to others, alongside a clear understanding around setting boundaries to ensure support is given effectively and safely
  

Volunteering for 2-3 hours per week

Dates, time and locations of groups To Be Confirmed but will be face-to-face between 9-5pm Monday – Friday in either Southwick, Littlehampton, Worthing or in the wider West Sussex area.

• To adhere to all applicable West Sussex Mind policies and procedures when in your volunteering role with us
• An understanding of forced migration and the unique challenges faced by those from refugee backgrounds
• To be empathetic, culturally sensitive and trauma informed in your approach (Training provided).
• Good level of spoken English and reading ability (for training and course materials)
• Service users attending these workshops will have varying degrees of English. It is essential that volunteers approach language differences in a warm and encouraging manner
• Additional spoken languages including Arabic, Ukrainian, Pashto, Dari, and Somali are strongly welcomed, but are not a requirement for the role
• Well-motivated and able to learn, willing to seek advice appropriately and accept supervision and training as required
• Good strategies and skills around own self-care
• Your mental health being at a point of relative stability, giving you the resilience to thrive in this role and enabling you to meet the required time commitment

• During the recruitment process volunteers are given access to our e-learning platform and assigned a few essential courses to prepare them for volunteering; this is then followed by a live Volunteer Induction that aims to bring the e-learning to life
• You will meet new people, learn new skills and take part in regular in-house training
• We will reimburse pre-agreed expenses, e.g. travel expenses, in line with West Sussex Mind’s policy
• Pathway to employment support available
• We will check-in regularly to ensure you are enjoying your volunteering role through 1-2-1s, volunteer meetings, social and learning networking days

For selected applicants there will be an interview with the Service/Project Managers

If successful, 2 references will be requested as part of the recruitment checks and 7 essential e-learning modules (totalling 4.5 hrs) will be required to be completed before starting in the volunteer role

Because the role involves working closely with vulnerable people, we need to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

Support will be available for any technical, language or literary support required

For more information, please email volunteering@westsussexmind.org

Closing Date: 12:00 Monday 16th June