Mental Health & Wellbeing Adviser

The Opportunity: 

At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. We are currently seeking a skilled Mental Health & Wellbeing Adviser to join our vibrant Ealing Campus in London.

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Adviser, you'll provide safe, ethical, and high-quality support to students facing a wide range of wellbeing challenges. You'll manage a caseload of students dealing with complex mental health issues, including high-risk cases and safeguarding concerns. In this role, you'll also collaborate with the NHS and external services to ensure comprehensive care and provide follow-up support. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to develop and deliver wellbeing workshops, group sessions, and contribute to our online self-serve wellbeing portal.

As a vital member of Arden’s Wellbeing Service, you'll actively contribute to the development of new initiatives that respond to the evolving needs of our student body. You'll also play a key role in fostering an open culture around mental health and wellbeing within the Arden community by organizing and promoting student-focused events, campaigns, and activities. Collaboration is key, and you'll work closely with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team Leader, the broader wellbeing team, and colleagues across our professional and academic services.

About You:   

We're looking for candidates with significant experience in a similar role, especially those who have delivered interventions across a broad and complex range of issues. Your passion for helping students overcome challenges, coupled with your ability to motivate and support individuals in managing and improving their wellbeing, will be crucial. A willingness to learn new skills and contribute to the ongoing development of our service is essential.

You should also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and a proven capacity to prioritize and manage a varied workload. Experience in developing and delivering training sessions is highly valued. If you've worked as a mental health practitioner, we encourage you to apply.

Why Arden:  

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students' journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from: 

• 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure 
• A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7% 
• PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)  
• Study any Arden course for free, with a generous discount for all family and friends 
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education 
• Plus, other competitive benefits!

Arden’s values:  

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you. 

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply! 
 
Closing Date:  27/08/2024

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