Bank Parent Programme Facilitator

Are you passionate about supporting parents/carers and families of neurodiverse children? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Parent Programme Group Facilitator to join our CAMHS Parent Support Team on a bank basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of evidence-based parent support programmes across the county, helping parents build on their understanding of their child’s strengths and needs and confidence to support their children.

About the Role:
As a Parent Programme Group Facilitator, you will co-facilitate both face-to-face and virtual parent support groups for parents of neurodiverse children, with a particular focus on ADHD, Autism and anxiety.

Current programmes include:

• Parents Plus ADHD Children’s Programme.
• Parenting Through Partnership: A Neuroaffirming Approach to Stress and Anxiety

Although this is a staff bank position, you will receive direct support and management from the CAMHS Parent Support Team Lead Coordinator and CAMHS Learning Disabilities and Parent Support Team Operational Lead

• Deliver engaging group sessions for parents of primary school-aged children.
• Provide pre-group and post-group one-to-one support sessions where required.
• Work collaboratively with the wider CAMHS Parent Support Team to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Working Pattern
• Flexible bank role with hours varying according to service need.
• Group sessions are typically up to 4.5 hours per session.
• Programmes run over 8 to 10 weeks, depending on the programme delivered.
• Sessions are delivered during school term time only.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

• To facilitate a Parent Support Group using a solution focus, neuro affirming approach. Suggesting the strategies and empower the parents to use concepts of the programme. Manage the group assertively considering time restraints and content that needs to be covered.
• To work independently use own initiative to lead facilitation for Parent Support Groups.
• To adapt the style of delivery and approach to meet the diverse needs of the attendees. English will frequently be the second language of attendees as well as parents having their own support needs, and so the facilitator will need to be flexible to overcome barriers, both verbal and written, to understanding.
• Be responsible for managing a range of emotional, safeguarding and other practical difficulties that may occur within a group ensuring communication with the Parent Support Group Lead Coordinator at all times
• To inform the Parent Support Group administrative team of registers of attendance in a timely manner.
• To organise and prepare the venue to ensure a welcoming safe environment. If working online, ensure parents have links to the Parent Support Group, and prepare the virtual meeting space.
• To collaboratively plan and prepare each session before hand, adapting plans to meet the needs of the parents/carers in the group and the age of their children.
• Seek proactive involvement and collaborative working with parents/carers wherever possible during Parent Support Groups.
• Follow protocols for safeguarding. This should be considered alongside Trust policies and procedures as well as CAMHS specific processes/pathways . The facilitator will be responsible for escalating safeguarding concerns raised in the group and Datix accordingly.
• To evaluate each session using the forms provided, in order to review and reflect upon own practice.
• Ensure parents complete all necessary paperwork at the beginning and end of groups as well as an evaluation form at the end of each session – with support if requested.
• Provide comprehensive comments and recommendations at the end of the groups in order for the Parent Support Group Coordinator to provide letters of attendance to the Parent and their referrers.
• Provide verbal and written feedback as requested by the Parent Support Group Coordinators.
• Contact parents on weekly basis, if requested, via telephone call or text and document this.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application