Mental Health Mentor

About the Role

• To promote strategies for independent learning and positive wellbeing to help enable students to achieve their full potential.
• To provide specialist mental health mentoring to students with mental health disabilities and to support them identify and manage any impact on their studies.
• To work in close consultation with the Disability Team, Mental Health Nurses and the wider Wellbeing and Student Support team to discuss any relevant issues or arising concerns affecting the student.
• In consultation with the Deputy Head of Disability Services, to ensure that the service provided is appropriate, monitored and reviewed regularly.
• To monitor efficacy of support interventions, record and report student outcomes in accordance with the DSA Quality Assurance Framework.
• To comply with the annual audit requirements as part of the University’s Non-Medical Helper provider registration.
• Where the support requirements fall beyond the boundaries of the mentoring role, to signpost and refer students to other internal or external, statutory or other, sources of support.
• To contribute towards raising awareness of disability and wellbeing across the University.
• To undertake any other duties, such as contributing towards other support initiatives, as assigned by the Deputy Head of Disability Services.
• To operate in accordance with Wellbeing and Student Support confidentiality, record keeping, case management systems and other internal processes.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

This role will require a Enhanced DBS Check with child's barred list. If you are included on a child barred list, you will be breaking the law by applying for this role.

Candidate will need the following:

• Educated to degree or equivalent level
• Membership of professional body related to the mental health field required
• Experience of offering individual clinical and non-clinical support to adults and young people with mental health disabilities.
• Experience of working within a Higher Education setting.
• Experience of risk management.
• Experience of managing complex cases and working collaboratively with other relevant services.
• Awareness of issues and barriers affecting students in Higher Education
• An understanding of the Disabled Student Allowances process.
• An understanding of mental health interventions to manage and improve wellbeing.
• Ability to identify and respond to risk.
• To be able to be flexible and responsive to emerging need.
• Good level of I.T. skills
• To be able to communicate effectively and build positive mentoring relationships with students.
• To be able to maintain appropriate records in accordance with Departmental systems and processes.
• To be able to operate within professional boundaries and confidentiality
• To be able to communicate effectively with staff in Wellbeing Support Services and with other external and internal partners

About the Department

Please see more information on the department here.

The interviews will be held on Wednesday 14th October.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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