Part Time Group Worker 28 hours

The role involves delivering community-based activities and interventions, including skills-based groups and wellbeing activities, which are complementary to and reduce the need for services offered by the statutory sector. The groups and activities will aim to help clients to become more confident, enhance their wellbeing, and to develop their self-esteem and coping strategies.

Examples of group activities are arts and crafts, gardening, social groups, music, financial wellbeing, parent wellbeing, depression and anxiety support, and more.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver physical, social, and wellbeing activities, using both online digital platforms and face-to-face settings
• To empower, motivate, and actively support clients to participate in the group activities
• To work collaboratively with Link Workers on the progress of clients
• To foster a safe and non-judgemental environment for the groups
• To maintain Health and Safety in the groups
• To create and communicate timetables for groups and activities
• To liaise with statutory and voluntary sector partners to set up new groups and co-facilitate groups and activities with partners as and when required
• To encourage and support client feedback and use this feedback to support the continuous improvement of the service
• To ensure records are maintained both electronically and on paper where appropriate, in line with Catalyst policies
• To signpost or refer clients to other services as appropriate
• To maintain confidentiality and respect the individual needs of the clients
• To provide one-to-one support to clients as needed
• To work collaboratively with the Volunteer Coordinator to support the recruitment, retention, and development of volunteers
• To carry out risk assessments as appropriate
• To act as an ambassador for the client group and for Catalyst

About us

Catalyst is a non-profit organisation working with people to support their health and wellbeing. Established in Guildford for over 30 years, we provide services alongside a variety of statutory and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) colleagues in Surrey and its borders.

We believe change is achievable when offered by a flexible, respectful, inclusive, and non-judgemental approach. Our values are Kindness, Integrity, and Commitment.

Job responsibilities

Community Connections is a partnership contract funded by Clinical Commissioning Groups and Surrey County Council. The Catalyst Community Connections team works with a range of other partners to collectively offer a wide range of mental health support and wellbeing activities.

The Catalyst service is open to adults within North West Surrey, Guildford and Waverley, and Surrey Heath and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group areas, who want to maintain or increase their sense of wellbeing. As such, any person wanting support to improve their mental health and wellbeing and/or prevent an existing mental health problem from worsening can refer to the service.

Purpose of the role:

To support and enable clients to manage their own health and wellbeing; promoting healthier lifestyles and raising the awareness of the concept of wellbeing and good mental health within an integrated care pathway.

Person Specification

Experience

• Ideally, you will have experience delivering activities or groups, digitally and/or face-to-face
• Community-based mental health support experience
• An understanding of safeguarding
• Ability to be non-judgemental, empathetic, compassionate, and patient
• Full driving license
• Availability to work across some evenings and weekends when required

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.

£24,000 to £27,000 a year pro rata