Train as a facilitator
Help fathers and their sons build stronger relationships, and help boys grow up with a healthy sense of who they are.
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Could you be a Rising Sons facilitator?
Rising Sons brings small groups of fathers and their sons aged 8 to 10 together once a month for a year. Through play, challenges, storytelling, movement and conversation, they have time to connect, explore and learn alongside other fathers and boys.
We're recruiting a new cohort of facilitators to lead Rising Sons groups in communities around the UK. You'll train across three weekends between March and May 2027, then go on to deliver Rising Sons to your own group.
Who we're looking for
We're not looking only for people with extensive experience. We're looking for men who are curious, grounded, open to learning, willing to be challenged, able to listen and committed to showing up for the work and for one another.
You don't need to be a father to become a Rising Sons Facilitator. Grandads, uncles, teachers, coaches, youth workers, or any man who cares about boys growing up well, would be welcome.
We ask that Facilitators are men, because part of what boys gain from Rising Sons is seeing a man model listening, openness and care.
Two strands to the training
The training has two equally important strands, and you'll work on both across all three weekends.
Learning to deliver the programme
You'll learn the Rising Sons programme, practise facilitating sessions and develop the skills needed to create safe, engaging and meaningful spaces for boys and their dads.
Personal development and men's work
You'll take part in reflection, personal development and men's work, exploring how you show up in groups and relationships and developing your capacity as a facilitator.
Training dates
Three residential weekends. Attendance at all three is part of the training.
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You'll also have regular supervision during your first year, so you're supported as you lead your own group.
Training and first-year supervision are funded by our Crowdfunder. We ask each trainee Facilitator to contribute £250.
If the £250 contribution is genuinely out of reach, please get in touch. We don't want cost to stand in the way of the right person.
What the role asks of you
Becoming a facilitator is a commitment that continues well beyond the three weekends.
An ongoing community
The facilitator cohort becomes a community. Facilitators support one another during and after the training, take part in the wider Rising Sons community and offer peer support while delivering their groups.
Building your own group
Facilitators are responsible for building their own Rising Sons group. That means actively promoting the programme in your community and recruiting 4 to 10 father-son pairs to take part.
A paid role
£240 to £600 per two-hour session
Facilitating Rising Sons is paid work. Once you're running a cohort, you could earn between these amounts for every two-hour session.
Your trainers
The programme is led by Scott and Hakay, who bring years of experience in men's work, youth mentoring and group facilitation.
Scott McGregor
Facilitator Trainer
Scott is the founder of Powys Men's Circle and Mentor Men Wales CIC, and has been leading men's...
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Hakay Ross
Facilitator Trainer and Fun Consultant
Hakay has been deeply involved in shaping the Rising Sons programme, drawing on over a decade of...
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