Assistant Mental Health Advisor

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading institution in Cardiff seeks a resilient Assistant Mental Health Advisor to support students with mental health conditions. The role involves delivering personalized support, promoting mental health awareness, and assisting in the daily operations of the service. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Excellent Pension Scheme

Generous Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Experience working in adult education or community-based settings advantageous.
• Expertise in student mental health and wellbeing essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one support to students with mental health conditions.
• Facilitate access to study and promote mental health awareness.

Skills

Mental Health Expertise

IT Skills

Administration Skills

Education

Relevant Professional Qualifications

Job description

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The role

We are looking to appoint a resilient and adaptable Assistant Mental Health Advisor. Working in a small team of neurodiversity and mental health professionals, the successful applicant will hold a caseload of students and deliver one-on-one support to students with diagnosed mental health conditions and those experiencing wellbeing difficulties. They will facilitate access to study and assist in promoting mental health awareness and guidance throughout the institution. They will support the Student Support Manager in the relevant day-to-day operation of the service.

Applicants will need to have relevant professional qualifications, a suitable professional membership, and be an experienced mental health practitioner. Experience working in adult education or community-based settings would be advantageous. Expertise in student mental health and wellbeing, and the difficulties facing students in a higher education context, is essential. Excellent IT and administration skills are required for the role.

Based in Cardiff and on a hybrid basis, this role will provide you with an opportunity to utilise your range of skills as a specialist mental health practitioner. This is a permanent and full-time position. Job sharing will be considered.

The college

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) provides pioneering performance-based training to over 800 of the most talented actors, musicians, stage technicians, scenic designers and arts managers from more than 40 countries. It is also one of Cardiff's most prolific and popular arts venues attracting audiences of over 60,000 each year. It is based at the stunning landmark building in the heart of Cardiff, overlooking beautiful, urban parkland just a 5-minute walk to the city centre.

With a distinctive and distinguished track record of 75 years in professional training in Music and Drama, including being rated top UK drama school in the Guardian League tables on several occasions, the College has in the last decade established itself as a major cultural institution in Wales, with outstanding premises, pioneering industry partnerships, and a vibrant events programme. The College nurtures the next generations of contemporary professionals, who are industry-ready for international careers.

We are committed to creating a workforce that is representative of society. Currently, people from ethnically diverse communities, those who self-identify as disabled, neurodiverse and transgender, and Welsh speaking individuals are under-represented, so we are keen to hear from candidates from these under-represented groups. The College is committed to its Welsh Language and Culture Strategy will offer support and training for the successful candidate to learn Welsh.

If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the College you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and College.If you are an internal professional services candidate, from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. You will continue to be employed by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.Please contact [e-mail] for further questions.

We offer a number of employee benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave. Discover the advantages of working with us.

For an informal conversation about this post please contact: [e-mail]

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