Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager (1.0 FTE)

35 hours per week

Applications are invited for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager within the Student Support and Development department at the Glasgow School of Art.

The Student Support and Development department offers specialist and professional welfare advice, counselling, mental health, disability and learning support and development services to an increasingly diverse community of approximately 2,500 students.

Working in partnership with the Head of Student Support and Development, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager will ensure the effective operational delivery of counselling and mental health services. The role holder will work across the department and teams ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, enabling flexible and efficient use of resources; and promoting innovation and enhancement in service delivery in line with departmental plans and institutional priorities. 

Working within a small specialist institution, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager will be required to collaborate and network effectively using a high level of relationship-building skills with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, to build positive relationships, to lead and manage a small team, and successfully deliver a high-quality student-centred service.

Working closely with the Head of Student Support, the post holder will lead on policy and strategic development of the service. You will coordinate, individualised and group support to GSA students who experience acute, complex or enduring mental health difficulties that are hindering their ability to function fully in the core aspects of their studies working closely with, and supporting colleagues across GSA to respond to student distress and urgent / serious student situations.  

For further details and the person specification, please download the job description below.

Download: job description 

Benefits of working at GSA

For informal enquiries please contact Marjory Bond, Interim Project Manager: Mental Health and Wellbeing at m.bond@gsa.ac.uk

Closing date for submission of completed applications: 23:59 (BST) Sunday 17^th August 2025

Interviews for this post will take place week commencing 25^th August 2025

For full details and to apply online, please visit: gsa.engageats.co.uk/V2/Vacancy

If you don’t currently have the right to work and live in the UK, we are able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Work Visas subject to UK Visa’s and Immigration (UKVI) requirements if the role meets the Home Office eligibility requirements. Details can be found on the Home Office website - www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

The Glasgow School of Art is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in work and study. We strive to create and maintain an inclusive environment where all students and employees feel safe, understood and valued.

Applications are welcomed from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, ethnic or religious background, gender identity or sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, caring responsibilities or care experience.

We recognise we do not have the diversity of staff that we want and we particularly welcome and encourage applications from candidates who identify as being from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at The Glasgow School of Art.

To view our full Equality statement, please click here.

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