Wellbeing Manager

Join us as a Wellbeing Manager here at The University of Salford and be part of Team Salford, and one of the UK’s fastest growing universities.  

The University of Salford has an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and engaging leader to manage the Wellbeing Team within Student Support. 

The core function of the Wellbeing team is to provide appropriate support and intervention for students experiencing emotional and / or psychological distress, or significant personal difficulties that may impede their engagement, success, and progression whilst at university.    

About the Wellbeing Manager role... 

The Wellbeing Manager role is integral to the delivery of an excellent, rounded student experience, rooted within our Mental Health Strategy.   

Leading the wellbeing service area, the Wellbeing Manager will be responsible for ensuring service delivery and excellence, through integrated partnership, working with stakeholders and partners to ensure a seamless, high-quality, and consistent experience.  

An inspiring and engaging leader, you will work with our student-focused wellbeing service and highly skilled team on to its ambition of being a sector leading student service.  
 
Bringing your expertise as a registered professional, you will contribute to delivery of student facing activity, providing support for students experiencing emotional, psychological, or mental health difficulties, by providing a timely, accessible, and confidential service.  

Working with colleagues within Student Support regarding day-to-day operations and case management, you will lead colleagues using data and metrics to support delivery of service excellence, alongside carrying a small student caseload.

The Wellbeing Manager will also be responsible for overseeing the relationships with third party suppliers, partner organisations key community links, as well as having responsibility for our out of hours provision for students in crisis. 

The role will report into the Head of Student Support and will work closely with other managers of the student support service area.  

For an informal chat or to ask any questions about the role, feel free to contact Tanith Halstead at T.Halstead@salford.ac.uk 

Please be aware, to apply for this position, you will need to have registration of a professional body 

The University of Salford  
At Salford, you’ll find a career that works for you, with flexible working, great benefits, generous annual leave and continuous professional development. 

You’ll be invited to join in student-facing activity, including volunteering in graduations where you’ll see how the work you do on a daily basis can impact outcomes for our students. 

There’s a real sense of community and belonging here at Salford. We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students’ lives 

We have a commitment to be Net Zero by 2038 and embed sustainability in all aspects of university life. 

Our Peel Park campus is unique and offers lots of green spaces and our MediaCity campus is at the heart of one of the country's leading digital and media hubs. 

And we offer you a rewarding career.  A career where everything you do will make a difference – to the students, our local community and the world around you. 

However you identify, whatever your journey has been, come and join us at the University of Salford where we are all proud to belong! 

There’s never been a better time to join us. 

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