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SalaryGrade UE08: £45,585 to £54,395 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £48,350 to £59,421 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
University Secretary's Group - Student Services PU, Student Wellbeing Service
Full Time, 35 hours per week
Contract type - Open Ended (Permanent)
We are looking for an experienced team member from a Health or Social Care background to join our Student Wellbeing Service where you will work alongside the Head of Service and an existing Assistant Head of service.
You will provide leadership, support and continual improvements to a non-clinical wellbeing service which works proactively with students struggling with their mental health or wellbeing and are having difficulty engaging with the range of wellbeing service provided through the University and external services.
You will be enthusiastic, motivated, empathetic with extensive relevant experience in leading a team supporting people with mental health and wellbeing related concerns.
The Opportunity:
A fantastic opportunity to support students to fully participate and succeed in their chosen courses of study, working closely with university academic and support staff and external agencies as required. You will lead a non-clinical team of Wellbeing Advisers who proactively work with students identified as having difficulty engaging with their studies due to mental health or wellbeing issues to ensure they are connected to the right support both academically and for their wellbeing
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Educated to degree level
- Relevant professional qualification in health and social care (e.g. nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy)
- Prior experience of supporting people with welfare issues, preferably in Higher education context.
- Experience with working with a range of mental health issues
- An understanding of the pressures of the academic environment for students with disabilities and/or additional support needs
- Experience in developing new services
- Extensive experience in managing Health or Social Care services and people
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £45,585 - £54,395 per annum
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 12 April 2024
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Interviews will be held on 2 and 3 May 2024
