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Recruiting Recovery Education Facilitators CHO2

Mayo Recovery College is looking to recruit, educate and support people with lived experience, family members and staff to co-produce and co-facilitate recovery education sessions for staff, service users and family members in a variety of settings across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon Mental Health Services.
Recovery Educator Role DescriptionAdvancing Recovery in Ireland (ARI) is a HSE national initiative aimed at developing more recovery-orientated mental health services. While the recovery process is highly individualised and has many definitions, recovery based services will typically give service users a more active role in their treatment, community engagement and help service users achieve their personal goals.  An important component of recovery based services is the availability, delivery and evaluation of recovery education for people using the services, their families and staff that work in the service.
Purpose of the Role
  • To facilitate recovery education to service users, family members and service providers across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon Mental Health Services, CHO2
  • To promote the value of recovery education at all times in accordance with CHO 2 strategic and operational plans.
Reporting structure:Recovery Lead- Francis Walsh, St Brigid’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Work as part of the Advancing Recovery in Ireland team to promote recovery education through collaborative working with all stakeholders.
  • Work as part of the CHO2 recovery education team under the framework of CHO2 recovery colleges.
  • Co-produce recovery education sessions.
  • Co- facilitate informal discussion groups that explore the idea of recovery to all stakeholders.
  • Co-facilitate recovery education workshops.
  • Attend 6 weekly reflection meetings with your recovery education team
  • Identify and attend training and workshops that will enhance and support you in your role.
Eligibility Criteria (must have one of the following)
  • Have lived experience of living with mental health challenges.
  • Have experience of supporting a person living with mental health challenges.
  • A health care professional working in CHO2 Mental Health Services.
Desirable Skills
  • Good communication skills.
  • Experience of group facilitation is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience as working as part of a group/ team.
  • Understanding of recovery is desirable but not essential.
  • Understanding of adult education is desirable but not essential.
  • The ability to share your lived experience to aid learning for others.
  • Experience of co-production desirable but not essential.
  • Experience of co-facilitating desirable but not essential.
Terms and conditions of the roleConditions and Reimbursement for role of recovery educator is in line with the HSE Reimbursement Scheme for Service User, Family Members and Carers.

For information on our education strategy or to apply for the position please see the documents below.

Expression of Interest Application Form

expression_of_interest_application_form.docx
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Recovery Education Strategy 2017-2019

recovery_education_strategy_2017-2019.pdf
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Recovery Educator Role

recovery_educator_role_description.docx
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Contact Us
Address: 2 New Antrim Street, Castlebar,
                 Co. Mayo, F23 KN20
Tel:           094 903 8148
Email:      mayomha@eircom.net
Hours of Business                             Drop In
Monday           9.30am -  5.00pm      10am - 4.00pm
Tuesday           9.30am - 5.00pm       10am - 4.00pm
Wednesday     9.30am - 5.00pm       12pm - 4.00pm
Thursday         9.30am - 5.00pm       10am - 4.00pm
​Friday               9.30am - 5.00pm       10am - 4.00pm 
Useful Numbers
​The Samaritians:
Free phone: 116 123
Text: 087 260 9090
Aware (Depression & Anxiety)
1980 303 302
National Suicide Helpline (Pieta House)
1800 247 247
Irish Advocacy Network (Peer advocacy in mental health)
01 872 8684
Pieta House (Suicide & self-harm)
01 623 5606
IACP (Counselling & Psychotherapy)
01 230 3536
Shine: (Supporting people effected by mental ill health)
01 860 1620