Facilitator - Eating Recovery - Suffolk Mind

Apprenticeships; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service is looking for a Facilitator for its Eating Recovery Service to provide support to individuals with eating disorders. The role involves facilitating group sessions and offering emotional and practical support to help clients meet their needs and achieve personal growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Your birthday off

Option to buy or sell annual leave

Health and dental insurance plans

Blue Light Card discounts

Monetary rewards for length of service

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with people in mental health.
• Experience facilitating support groups.
• Ability to communicate about sensitive issues.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate group sessions for Eating Recovery.
• Provide one-to-one support to service users.
• Represent Eating Recovery positively.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Listening skills

Communication

Job description

Facilitator - Eating Recovery - Suffolk Mind

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8th July 2025

Suffolk Mind’s mission is to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health. To support this, we are looking to recruit a Facilitator for our Eating Recovery Service.

Our Eating Recovery Service supports adults who identify as having an eating disorder or disordered eating. Our team provides assessments leading to group and one-to-one support. Our approach combines psychoeducational, nutritional, and CBT interventions to offer a holistic approach.

Is the job for you?

We are seeking someone to provide emotional and practical support to enable service users to meet their emotional needs and achieve personal growth.

You will need to facilitate group sessions, provide one-to-one support, and be a positive representative for Eating Recovery.

Work pattern:
Tuesday 3 pm – 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 am – 5 pm, and Thursday 10 am – 6 pm (total of 18.3 hours per week)

Key requirements

For more details, please visit our website's vacancies page and download the full job description and person specification.

• Experience working with people in mental health
• Experience facilitating support groups and providing one-to-one support
• Good listening and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate clearly about sensitive and complex issues

Therapeutic experience and experience working with people with eating disorders are desirable.

If you want to use your skills in a role where your need for meaning and purpose is met, consider joining our team.

Suffolk Mind offers a friendly and open culture, supporting our staff's health and work-life balance.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time)
• Your birthday off
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Health and dental insurance plans
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Monetary rewards for length of service
• Refer a friend scheme

How to apply

Complete a Suffolk Mind Application form via our website by selecting ‘Get Involved’ and then ‘Vacancies’.

Closing Date

22/07/2025

Location

This role is based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.