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Team Leader: Mental Health Mentoring and Access Team
£38,394 - £43,188 p.a. pro rata
1 year fixed term maternity cover
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and appropriately qualified and experienced Mental Health Advisor/Team Leader to work within Student Support Services at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Student Support Services make an important contribution to the NTU student experience, providing a range of specialist and professional services for students across three University sites.
This role will manage a team of mental health advisers delivering DSA mentoring, coordinating the caseloads and the development of the team, the assessment of student support needs and the delivery of support, to meet both quality and audit standards. The team leader will act as a point of contact for the service for students, academics and secondary care teams.
You will also be required to provide mentoring to a caseload of students, so we require you to have substantial experience of providing support to people with mental health difficulties. The focus of this role is to remove barriers to student retention, progression and successful study. You will have relevant experience in a Further Education, Higher Education or other institutional setting. You will work within the Disabled Students Allowances Framework for the Specialist Mentor: Mental Health role.
The successful candidate will need to meet the criteria for the role of Specialist Mentor - Mental Health Difficulties (MH), please see below link for further details: nmh_mandatory_qualifications_and_professional_body_membership_requirements.pdf
You will be a team player with a pragmatic and flexible approach, excellent interpersonal, administrative and organisational skills and an ability to prioritise your own workload and manage your team resource to meet the needs of the service.
You will be a strong communicator as the role requires liaison with staff in academic schools, Student Support Services, other university services, as well as with external agencies.
The postholder will be hybrid working but will be required to travel to and work across all three University sites when needed.
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we're focused on finding the right person for the role.
About Us
Nottingham Trent University is a successful and ambitious university that is recognised for its innovation and inclusivity and being bold enough to do things differently.
Our Student Services teams play a pivotal role in providing crucial academic guidance, counselling, and resources to enhance the student experience. Be the difference-maker in fostering a supportive community and empowering students to thrive. If you're passionate about making a positive impact on student lives, apply now to be part of a team that values growth, wellbeing, and academic excellence. Elevate your career while helping students reach their fullest potential!
For any informal queries about the role or the Student Services team, please contact Ruth Cottam (Disability & Inclusion Services Manger) at ruth.cottam@ntu.ac.uk.
Join Us
- Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.
- Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
- 25 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata.
- Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
- Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
- Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- And a whole lot more…
Come and be part of our success. Apply today.
Safe and Inclusive
NTU prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.
Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.
Safeguarding Statement
Nottingham Trent University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment.
If you are successful, you will be required to undertake an enhanced application and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The post for which you are applying is exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 requiring any spent convictions to be declared. Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and only used when considering your suitability for the post. Before you apply we recommend you ensure you are able to supply the documentation listed on the DBS website
