Main characteristics
- Location
- North Heath, West Sussex
- Company
- Chichester College
- Salary
- £26189 - £28621/annum
- Employment type
- Part Time
- Category
- Education
Job summary
Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Student Wellbeing Officer at our Chichester campus. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of Pro rata of £26,189 to £28,621 per annum (i.e. £10,374.87 - £11,338.32).The Student Wellbeing Officer role:
As a Student Wellbeing Officer you will provide support to students with a range of health and wellbeing needs; assist on the delivery of the Mental Health Strategy and be a member of the Safeguarding Team, which includes being duty officer on a rota basis.
Key Responsibilities of our Student Wellbeing Officer:
Providing 1 to 1 and small group support to a caseload of students with a range of mental health, physical health and social wellbeing needs.
Assisting in the delivery of the colleges Mental Health Strategy, arranging a series of events and opportunities for students in response to changing local and national wellbeing priorities.
Assisting in the delivery of communications to students on wellbeing and wellbeing issues.
Being a member of the colleges Safeguarding Team including being duty officer on a rota basis and take the lead in supporting an allocation of students with safeguarding needs.
Preparing for the arrival of new students with additional support needs, attending transition meetings with partner schools and to support college events such as Open Evenings.
Working with the Additional Support Team Leader in ensuring the handover of child protection information from feeder schools.
Acting as an advocate for students with wellbeing needs.
Developing and maintaining appropriate relationships with external agencies and networks. To work in partnership with Student Tutors and Curriculum Teams to ensure students are appropriately supported.
Our ideal Student Wellbeing Officer should have the below skills and experience:
Education to GCSE standard; grade 4 or above (or equivalent), specifically including Maths and English
Microsoft Office applications, including Word and PowerPoint
Experience providing support to young people with mental health difficulties
Experience assessing the needs of individual students and implementing support
The ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people, at all ages and levels
Closing date for applications: 4th January 2024
The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.
We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses
All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks
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