Mental Health Advisor

Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week 

Leeds Arts University is the only specialist arts university in the North of England. We have contributed significantly to the development of arts education for over 170 years, and have developed a national and international reputation based on the achievements of our students and staff.  

An opportunity has arisen for the role of Mental Health Advisor. Through promoting maintenance of positive mental health and personal resilience to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students. The role will be responsible for providing mental health assessments and individual support to students with a diagnosis of a long-term mental health condition. The Mental Health Advisor will also deliver mental health awareness sessions to colleagues across the University, and contribute to serious incident reviews and support where necessary. 

Essential to the success of this role will be: 

• Effective and responsive liaison with University colleagues
• Planning and delivering group workshops to students and staff and as part of the whole University approach to supporting student wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will be degree educated and have a professional qualification. They must also have experience of working within the mental health field, be able to respond proactively to crisis situations and be able to work within a team and on their own initiative. An understanding of the specific needs of students in a higher education context is desirable.

Full details of the essential requirements for the role can be found in the job description.

Please note CVs will not be accepted for this position. If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please click the 'apply' button where you will be redirected to our website. 

Please note, we will not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies for this position. 

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check. 

Closing date: Sunday 3^rd August 2025 at 11:59pm 

Interview date: Thursday 21^st August 2025 (in-person) 

Leeds Arts University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all learners and expect our staff to share this commitment.  All appointments will be made on merit, and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. In recognition of our commitment to create a diverse team that draws from our widest talent pool, we would particularly encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented at this level, which in this case is our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants.

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