We have an exciting internal secondment opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Mentor in Student Services. This role provides a valuable opportunity to develop leadership and strategic experience while continuing to work directly with students with complex needs. The Senior Mental Health Mentor will lead and line manage the Mental Health Mentoring team, ensuring high-quality, compliant support for students in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). Applicants must therefore be DSA Compliant in line with the NMH Qualifications matrix (pages 8-9) https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/1987/final-nmh-qualifications-matrix-july2023.pdf
The role works closely with the Head of Safeguarding and Wellbeing, Counselling and Wellbeing Team, wider Student Services and academic colleagues to ensure effective risk management, safeguarding and student support, and will play a key role in the development of the support pathway for students.
The secondment is for an initial period of six months and will need to be agreed with your line manager and Head of Service. For an informal discussion about this opportunity role, please contact Emma Jeans, Head of Safeguarding and Wellbeing.
This position is available part-time for 18.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE).
This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’sPoints Based System. Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
We are committed to providing a safe environment for all students and staff. This position is required to undertake regulated activity and therefore is subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. Further information on BU’s safeguarding policies on safeguarding vulnerable groups can be found online.
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY