Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (CC13019)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based university is seeking a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner for their Student Support and Safeguarding department. The role involves providing support to students through one-on-one interventions and risk assessments. Candidates should have relevant qualifications in social work, psychology, or an allied health profession. This full-time position offers a generous benefits package, including access to training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discount at Team Bath gym

Discounts on postgraduate tuition fees

Discount on language courses

Generous employer pension schemes

Annual leave with additional discretionary days

Professional development opportunities

Free entry to the Holburne Museum

Local discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant welfare and wellbeing-related academic qualification, including professional membership/registration in relevant fields.
• Strong background in managing risk and delivering mental health support.
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students through duty work and risk assessments.
• Conduct one-to-one support and interventions.

Skills

Needs assessment

Risk assessment

Delivering pastoral care

Effective communication

Negotiating skills

Education

Relevant welfare and wellbeing-related qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to work in the Student Support and Safeguarding department at the University of Bath. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service operates throughout the year, working in partnership with other teams and colleagues within the department. You will be contributing to the departmental vision of supporting students to enable them to thrive as individuals, throughout their journey at the University of Bath. Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners provide support to undergraduate and post-graduate students through undertaking duty work, risk assessments, and providing one-to-one support and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to undergraduate and postgraduate students through undertaking duty work, risk assessments, and providing one-to-one support and interventions.

Qualifications

• You will have a relevant welfare and wellbeing-related academic qualification, including professional membership/registration in the areas of Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy or other appropriate allied health profession.
• Excellent needs assessment and risk assessment skills, alongside a strong background in working with and managing risk.
• Experience of delivering pastoral care, welfare and mental health/wellbeing support to a good standard.
• Effective communication and negotiating skills.

Additional information

This is a permanent, full-time role, working 36.5 hours per week. The role is primarily based in our Claverton Down (Bath) campus, working Monday - Friday. A Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check will be required for this post. For an informal discussion about this role, please email Neal Davies, Mental Health & Wellbeing Service Manager, or Maria O'Neill, Senior Practitioner.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We\'re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

What we can offer you

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days for work-life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce