Mental Health Adviser

University of Chester; Chester; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Chester's Wellbeing and Mental Health Service is seeking skilled and compassionate Mental Health Advisers to join our multi-disciplinary Student Services Department. We are recruiting to two positions: one full-time permanent and one full-time fixed-term (12 months) to support the continued growth of our Mental Health Adviser provision.

You will work with a diverse caseload offering one-to-one support, risk assessments, crisis intervention, group sessions and awareness

Responsabilités

• Manage a diverse caseload of complex mental health presentations
• Provide one-to-one support to students
• Conduct risk assessments and crisis intervention
• Run group sessions and awareness campaigns
• Collaborate with Wellbeing and Disability & Inclusion and external services

Description du poste

The Wellbeing and Mental Health Service at the University of Chester are seeking skilled and compassionate Mental Health Advisers to join our multi-disciplinary Student Services Department. We are recruiting to two positions: one full-time permanent position (this vacancy), and one full-time fixed-term position (12 months - vacancy 1404-26-R2) to support the continued growth of our Mental Health Adviser provision. This is an opportunity to use your professional expertise in a supportive Higher Education environment, helping students to thrive academically and personally.

Mental Health Advisers play a key role in managing the increasing incidence of complex mental health cases across the University. You will work with a diverse caseload, providing one-to-one support, risk assessments, crisis intervention, group sessions and awareness campaigns. Mental Health Advisers work closely with colleagues in Wellbeing and Disability & Inclusion, as well as collaborating with other internal teams and external services. For more information about the role of a Mental Health Adviser, please visit: https://www.umhan.com/pages/mental-health-advisers .

We offer a supportive team culture and independent supervision. There is opportunity and encouragement to utilise a range of further training and development, which will help grow your expertise to confidently support our students. We encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants.