About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented professional, to join University of Staffordshire's Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, at our Stoke on Trent Campus. The team supports students from diverse backgrounds to thrive at university by proactively managing their health and wellbeing. This high performing team provides emergency duty responses for students experiencing crisis, one at a time wellbeing interventions, structured support, health and wellbeing events and contributes to the Safeguarding of students at the University.
The successful candidate will be an experienced, qualified professional with therapeutic experience and registered with a professional body such as BACP, NMC, Social Work England. You will have a proven track record of delivering wellbeing initiative and forging positive working relationships with stakeholders. The role requires flexibility, resilience and the ability to manage competing priorities and risks successfully. The post requires passion to continually develop specialist information provision and new initiatives grounded in student feedback, data, and benchmarking across the sector, utilising the latest technology and working partnership work with the Students’ Union.
You will also contribute to the wider team by participating in events, campaigns, and initiatives throughout the year to support recruitment activities at the Stoke Campus, retention, and overall achievement of students. You will need to be culturally aware, sensitive and have a real interest in making a positive difference to the experience of students.
The postholder will work with the Mental Health & Wellbeing Manager, and wider team. The successful applicant will be adaptable, innovative, and work well in a busy and demanding environment.
Main Responsibilities
Support the Mental Health and Wellbeing service by responding to referrals from students and the University community, addressing concerns about student wellbeing.
Provide a triage service, conducting mental health assessments for referred students to determine appropriate interventions, urgent responses and when escalation is necessary.
Deliver therapeutic interventions using a ‘single session therapy’ approach, managing ongoing risk and maintaining a caseload.
Ensure compliance with University policies and professional standards by maintaining accurate electronic records for all service users and supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager with regular reports to inform service development.
Collaborate with University departments to address student wellbeing and mental health concerns, deliver training, support peer-to-peer programs.
Contact For Informal Discussion
Andie Alker [email protected]
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £19,908.00-£22,742.00 per year
Expected hours: 22 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SAAS53-25
