Mental Health Support OfficerinLiverpoolinLiverpoolPUBLISHED FRI 20 DEC 2024
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' mental health and wellbeing.
Collaboration with a dedicated Safeguarding and Counselling team, fostering a supportive work environment.
Professional development opportunities through training and continuing education.
Work within a clearly defined role aimed at enhancing students' educational attainment and safety.
Engagement with external agencies, broadening professional networks and resources.
Chance to raise awareness and advocate for mental health issues within the college community.
Term-time only role providing a balanced work-life schedule.
The City of Liverpool College is seeking a Mental Health Support Officer to join its Safeguarding Team and work collaboratively with the Counselling and Mental Health Team. This role involves conducting mental health educational needs assessments, developing and managing support and safety plans, and advocating for students to enhance their educational experience. The successful candidate will also raise awareness about mental health issues among staff, coordinate with external agencies, and maintain strong relationships with health and education professionals to address students’ needs holistically.
Candidates should possess at least a Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject and experience supporting students with various mental health needs. Strong communication skills, computer literacy, and knowledge of safeguarding policies are essential, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development. The role is term-time only and focuses on providing excellent support to students, fostering their safety and educational success.
Candidates should possess at least a Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject and experience supporting students with various mental health needs. Strong communication skills, computer literacy, and knowledge of safeguarding policies are essential, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development. The role is term-time only and focuses on providing excellent support to students, fostering their safety and educational success.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' mental health and wellbeing.
Collaboration with a dedicated Safeguarding and Counselling team, fostering a supportive work environment.
Professional development opportunities through training and continuing education.
Work within a clearly defined role aimed at enhancing students' educational attainment and safety.
Engagement with external agencies, broadening professional networks and resources.
Chance to raise awareness and advocate for mental health issues within the college community.
Term-time only role providing a balanced work-life schedule.
Application Deadline: 5 January 2025
Department: Learning Support
Location: Liverpool
Compensation: £29,431 - £32,147 / year
Working within the Safeguarding Team, alongside the Counselling and Mental Health Team, to provide mental health educational needs assessments, as well as supporting these students. The potholder will be responsible for developing support and safety plans where relevant, liaising with external agencies to support individual mental health needs, and advocate on behalf of students to facilitate educational attainment. The postholder will play a key role in raising awareness around mental health issues and to offer practical advice and guidance to the College staff around inclusion.
You will be educated to at least Level 4 in a relevant subject or a recognised mental health qualification and have recent experience of working with students with mental health needs to support them to achieve and to stay safe.
To contribute to achieving excellence in supporting students through innovative and excellent practice.
Responsible to: Safeguarding, Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager
Please note this is a term time only role.
Key Responsibilities
- To contribute fully to the mission and values statement of the College ensuring its effective implementation in all aspects of College life
- To manage and maintain a caseload of students presenting range of mental health needs from mild-moderate to complex, severe and/or enduring
- To develop support and safety plans
- To undertake mental health educational needs assessments
- To advocate for reasonable adjustments to support the attainment of education
- To adhere to the GDPR compliance requirements in relation to safeguarding of personal data
- To record, file and enter data in College systems
- To advocate on behalf of students as and when appropriate
- To develop mechanisms whereby young people have a voice in order to evaluate the service and take an active role in decision making.
- To coordinate and attend multi-agency meetings as required.
- To comply with the policies and practice requirements in terms of health and safety, safeguarding, equality and diversity etc.
- To adhere to record keeping and recording systems.
- To actively participate in the evaluation and quality assurance of the service.
- To share knowledge and skills through training as and when required.
- To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure the needs of students are addressed holistically.
- To actively promote participation in all aspects of service delivery.
- To develop and maintain sound working relationships with health, education and social care, to enable a joint working, joint thinking approach in relation to the needs of students
- To contribute to the College and service area strategic objectives and to actively engage in the annual review
- Evaluate and improve own communication skills to maximise effective communication and overcome barriers
- To review own professional development needs and to participate fully in future training and development
Essential:
- Educated to Level 4 e.g. Degree or equivalent
- Experience of working with people with mental health issues
- Excellent computer literacy – ability to use the current IT programs of the College
- Experience of assessing clients' mental health needs
- Experience of developing support plans and strategies
- Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding requirements and legislation.
- Engaged in Continuing Professional Development
- Minimum of Level 2 literacy and numeracy or willingness to complete
- High level of communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to set high standards for students, colleagues and for themselves
- A recognised Mental Health qualification
- Membership of a relevant professional body
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