Skip to main content

This job has expired

Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager

Employer
University of Brighton
Location
Brighton, East Sussex
Salary
£36,382 to £43,434 per annum
Closing date
20 Oct 2021

View more

Job Details

Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £36,382 to £43,434 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 20 October 2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: SO5178-21-321

Your expertise and passion for improving

Your expertise and passion for improving student mental health and wellbeing combined with a desire to tackle challenging issues, will be key to your success in this crucial role within the Student Wellbeing Service at the University of Brighton.

As a key manager within the service you will lead the wellbeing team and coordinate responses to the University cause for concern escalation pathway, alongside holding a student case load. You will also lead on the Suicide Safer strategy and work closely with the Head of Student Wellbeing and wider management team to define the approach and shape the wider strategy for student mental health and wellbeing, including our online disclosure tool and response team, set up to spearhead our approach to tackling violence and abuse, harassment and hate crime.

You will work effectively as part of a wider Student Wellbeing team and be comfortable and competent in risk management, safety-planning and decision making. You will be expected to operate in a highly professional manner and build effective relationships across both the University and wider community, particularly statutory and other support services.

As the successful candidate you should bring with you the relevant skills, qualifications and experience to lead a specialist multidisciplinary team of wellbeing practitioners. In addition, to succeed in the role you should have:

· Experience of supporting and supervising team members to manage high-risk and complex student presentations or situations

· The ability to develop and implement strategies, initiatives and procedures

· Significant experience of working within a large organisational setting (i.e. university, NHS) delivering complex needs support

· A degree or equivalent qualification in either nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling, psychology or related field.

You will be joining a multidisciplinary dynamic and committed Student Wellbeing team where there will be opportunities for development, collaboration and creativity. For further information about the role and the qualities we are looking for, and to understand how you might be able to really make a difference, please do take a look at the job description and person specification.

The nature of this role will mean that a DBS check will be required.

Further details:

The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage applicants from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background because the university is underrepresented by BAME staff.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

Company

The University of Brighton has a great deal to offer both prospective students and employers. You can benefit from higher-level education and increased employability, or as an employer, bring additional skills and development opportunities to your business.

Courses for students

You can search undergraduate, postgraduate, part-time and full-time courses on the university website. There is also a wide range of short courses and evening classes.

Courses at the University of Brighton


Supporting your career goals

The university careers service has links with more than 1,800 employers of which around 500 regularly place vacancies with the university’s job shop, attend careers talks and careers fairs.

The University of Brighton careers website offers a rich source of careers information and vacancies that is open to all graduates.

University of Brighton careers service


Training and Development at the University of Brighton

www.brighton.ac.uk/business/

The University of Brighton offers highly flexible, employer-focussed professional training and staff development to suit your particular workforce’s needs. We can also work with you to quality assure your own in-house learning programmes. Our service offers an efficient way to provide your employees with leadership skills and relevant higher education which fits around the demands of their job. This can be delivered at the workplace, at convenient intervals to suit you and your staff.

We also offer consultancy and collaborative research in a wide range of specialisms. For more information contact: traininganddevelopment@brighton.ac.uk


Internships

Internships are cost-effective and flexible. A graduate intern can bring new skills, fresh ideas and a different perspective into your organisation on a short term basis.

University of Brighton’s Premium Internships Service


Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 

This is a grant-funded scheme which enables companies to access resources and expertise they need to innovate, grow and improve their performance.

KTP enables a highly skilled graduate, known as an Associate, to be employed by the university to work full-time in your company leading a strategic project, with the support of an academic team with expertise relating to the project.  

Projects last between 6 months and 3 years; up to 67% of the project costs are provided by the Technology Strategy Board or another government sponsor.

For more information about KTP at the University of Brighton, please take a look at our website or contact us by phone: 01274 642435 or email ktp@brighton.ac.uk to discuss how KTP could help your business.


Other development opportunities for business

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/business/

The University of Brighton offers highly flexible, employer focussed higher-level training and staff development to suit your particular workforce’s needs. We can also work with you to quality assure your own in-house learning programmes.

Our service offers an efficient way to provide your employees with relevant higher education and leadership skills, which fits around the demands of their job. This can be delivered at the workplace or on-line, at convenient intervals to suit you and your staff.

We also offer consultancy and collaborative research in a wide range of specialisms. For more information contact traininganddevelopment@brighton.ac.uk


Working with the community

University of Brighton has strong links with the community, and considers its social and community activity to be a fundamental part of the organisation’s core purpose.

www.brighton.ac.uk/community/


Train to be a teacher at the University of Brighton

If you are a graduate or will you be graduating this year, have you thought about becoming a teacher?

The University of Brighton has a few places left on its PGCE courses. Apply now and you could start in September.

The average starting salary in teaching is high compared to the average graduate starting salary. It goes up quickly too, with teachers seeing their salaries rise by an average of 30 per cent after their first four years in the job. There are also a number of ways teachers can progress in their careers, either within the classroom or in a leadership role.

Bursaries of up to £20,000 available for top graduates to teach certain subjects.

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
University of Brighton
Telephone
01273 600900
Location
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 4AT
GB

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert