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Facilitator - Eating Recovery - Suffolk Mind

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8th July 2025

Employer description

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

​Our Eating recovery service will support adults those who identify as having an eating disorder, or disordered eating. Our team provide assessment leading on to group, and one to one support. Our approach combines psychoeducational, nutrition and CBT interventions to offer a holistic approach.

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Is the job for you?

We are looking for someone to provide emotional and practical support which will enable service users to meet their emotional needs and achieve personal growth.

You will need to facilitate group sessions, provide one to one focus work and be a positive face for Eating Recovery.

Hours: 2.5 days per week

Work pattern:
Tuesday 3 pm – 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 am – 5 pm and Thursdays 10 – 6 pm (this equates to 18.3 hours per week)

Key requirements

Below is a brief summary of the key requirements for this role, but for more information please make sure you visit the vacancies page on our website and download the full job description and person specification. ​

  • Experience of working with people in mental health
  • Experience of facilitating support groups as well as support in a 121 setting
  • Good listening and people skills
  • Ability to clearly communicate through different means sometimes over sensitive and/or complex issues

Desirable:

Therapeutic experience, experience of working with people with eating disorders

If you are looking to use your skills towards a career where your need for meaning and purpose are met, then come and join our team.

Benefits

Suffolk Mind is a fantastic place to work, with a friendly and open culture. As a mental health charity, we ensure our team is meeting their needs to maintain a good work-life balance.

We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff and have tailored our benefits package to support this therefore we offer:

  • 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays as standard– increasing to 30 days with length of service (pro rata for part time employees)
  • Your birthday day off
  • An option to buy or sell annual leave
  • Health and dental care insurance plan
  • Occupational sick pay scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Blue Light Card – offering discounts on 100’s of retailers both in store and online
  • Monetary reward for length of service
  • Refer a friend scheme

How to apply

Please complete a Suffolk Mind Application form by visiting our website, select ‘get involved’ from the top menu then ‘vacancies’ in the drop down list.

Closing Date

The closing date for this job offer is on 22/07/2025

Salary

£13,453.96

Location

This job is located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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West Suffolk College is an ambitious vocational and academic College, with a stunning main campus set in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. We are committed to providing outstanding education to all our students.

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