Recovery College Tutor

This is a great opportunity to join Teesside Mind to support people with their mental health and wellbeing through learning. If you are compassionate and committed to doing your best for everyone you support, we'd love to hear from you. The Recovery College is a place of hope, learning and empowerment. We deliver practical, inspiring courses that equip people with real-world coping strategies to strengthen their mental health and wellbeing. As part of Community Mental Health Transformation in Middlesbrough, you will have the opportunity to be part of a unique, recovery-focused service that supports people living with mental health challenges.

Our curriculum includes topics such as emotional resilience, confidence building, mindfulness, stress management and more - all designed to help people take control of their mental health, build confidence, and make meaningful, positive changes in their lives. We believe in teaching practical tools, sharing lived experience, and empowering people to move forward with purpose.

Main duties of the job

Teesside Mind are looking for a Recovery College Tutor who is enthusiastic, compassionate and confident in delivering engaging learning experiences. You will create a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment where people feel heard, valued and empowered. Working alongside a volunteer co-tutor with lived experience, you will co-deliver sessions and demonstrate the impact of shared experience. You will take responsibility for preparing and delivering courses, as well as the essential follow-up administration. You will also support the lived experience volunteers through planning, debriefs and ongoing encouragement. This is a role where your creativity, empathy and teaching skills can directly change lives.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Teesside Mind, you'll join a small but dedicated team who truly care about the people we support. You'll be part of a culture that values recovery, shared learning and empowerment and you'll have the chance to make a real, lasting impact in our community. We're proud to have directly helped 27,000 local people this last year, more than we've ever supported. We've been working in local communities to improve mental health and wellbeing for 30 years and during that time our support has evolved, enabling us to help people in new and impactful ways. We believe everyone has the right to enjoy good mental health and our team of trusted professionals provide expert support to help people lead full and happy lives. What's more, we campaign locally to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding of what good mental health looks like. Ours is a vibrant organisation to work for and our staff are our most important asset. We know just how important the benefits of a mentally healthy workplace are. So, it's only natural that our people and our culture are at the heart of all we do. Staff wellbeing is a high priority for us and we take great care and pride in making sure that everyone who works with us feels valued and supported. We're dedicated, friendly and open, working together to improve the lives of local people experiencing mental health problems.

Job responsibilities

• To deliver high-quality tuition in community settings and via Microsoft Teams across a wide range of mental health and wellbeing courses, supporting learners with diverse needs - including complex, long-term, and mild-to-moderate conditions.
• To follow lesson plans and use a diverse range of learning material, tools and methods to educate learners about good mental health and general wellbeing.
• To respond to and manage risk within the service with support from senior staff.
• To provide support and guidance to lived experience volunteers during delivery and planning of group work.
• Keep up to date records using online data systems in line with policies and procedures.
• To undertake administrative duties as required using Microsoft Office 365.
• To be responsible for own Health and Safety and contribute to Health and Safety systems and safe working practices.

Person Specification

• Able to enthuse, energise and motivate others.
• Excellent communication and active listening skills.
• Able to work remotely & autonomously and as part of a team.
• Reflect on own practice and continuously develop own skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, use own initiative & make appropriate decisions.
• Using IT, online and data management systems on an everyday basis.
• Manage own time effectively.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health problems and mental health services.
• Knowledge of a range of emotional and psychological interventions.
• Safeguarding and safety planning practices.
• Knowledge of the Voluntary Sector and how it works with other Statutory and Non-statutory Services.
• Knowledge of CHIME model of care.

Experience & Qualifications

• Hold a level 3 or equivalent qualification in health or social care.
• Facilitating group work and contributing to the development of course materials.
• Working in a community setting.
• Working as part of a team.
• Working with people who have a serious mental illness diagnosis or who have experienced severe distress.
• Teaching Qualification e.g. PTLLS or equivalent.
• Personal experience of mental health problems and using mental health services.

Other Personal Qualities

• Be passionate and enthusiastic about empowering others to thrive and recover.
• Be able to inspire, motivate and instil hope in others.
• Caring, compassionate and person-centred approach.
• Commitment to Mind's values and objectives.
• Able to travel to a range of locations within each borough by own or by public transport.

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.