Psychological Wellbeing Adviser

The Role and Department

The Counselling & Mental Health Service is a multi-disciplinary central specialist service for student mental health and wellbeing in the University. It sits within the Student Experience Directorate. The Service provides individual and group interventions, advice for University staff, and develops proactive initiatives around mental health and wellbeing. The Service exists to enable students to make the most of the academic and social opportunities that the University affords, and to support staff managing student mental health need across the University. The Service is responsive to the changing needs of Durham University and operates within clear ethical and professional guidelines.

The Psychological Wellbeing Advisors (PWAs) offer students individual support sessions and psychoeducational workshops and groups. They create and deliver psychoeducational programmes and resources and identify areas of self-help information and resource need.  The PWAs network with and deliver psychoeducational sessions to University staff, student groups and external resource providers and take an active role in other aspects of service provision.

Please note: The expected start date for this post is 1^st September 2026

What you are required to submit

• A CV: and
• A supporting document listing in order the 13 Essential Criteria in the Person Specification and explaining how you meet each one.

For a chat about the role or any further information please contact Kate Augarde, Head of Service, at cmh.service@durham.ac.uk

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