College Counsellor and Mental Health Officer
Middlesbrough College
Middlesbrough
- £27,703 - £29,527 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 May 2022
Job overview
Job Title: College Counsellor and Mental Health Officer
Salary: From £27,703 - £29,527 per annum
Contract: Business Support, Full Time, Term Time Only
Hours: 37 hours
Annual Leave: N/A – Term Time Only
Pension: NEST Pension Scheme
About the College
Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, dynamic, successful and caring organisation, Middlesbrough College Group:
Is the largest and top performing GFE College in the Tees Valley.
Is commitment to staff development and long-term career planning.
Offers excellent non pay benefits
Is commitment to staff wellbeing.
Has excellent facilities and working environment.
Is financially strong with ambitious ongoing staff and campus expansion and development plans.
Offers job satisfaction - creating opportunity for all.
Has happy staff - 9 out of 10 staff would recommend working here!
About the role
The College Counsellor and Mental Health Officer will provide support to the college in many ways and will support students in their mental health and wellbeing. This will include providing individual sessions for students who need the service and providing relevant signposting, advice and guidance.
The Post Holder will demonstrate model behaviours that are consistent with an open, inclusive and participative style, and be proactive in identifying and pursuing opportunities that are appropriate to maintaining professional development.
The successful candidate will have:
To hold a minimum Level 4 Foundation in Counselling qualification.
Working towards BACP accreditation
Relevant degree or professional qualification in Mental Health Support
Mental Health First Aid trainer accreditation
Level 3 -5 Safeguarding training
Working with young people to raise awareness of mental health.
Providing counselling to individuals.
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the wide range of mental health presentations including ‘personality disorder’ diagnoses, self-harm and suicidal ideation and intent.
Knowledge of risk and protective factors in relation to a range of emotional, psychological, and interpersonal difficulties.
Understanding and awareness of mental health and safeguarding legislation & guidance (e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, Equality Act 2010, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, Data Protection Act 1998, KCSIE).
Want to know more?
For any queries regarding the post, please email recruitment@mbro.ac.uk and someone from the team will get back to you.
Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a College we are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to meet the key responsibilities, qualifications / skills and experience detailed within the job description. Salaries are based on skills, qualifications and experience.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.
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About Middlesbrough College
We are a supportive and forward thinking College who delivers high quality education for all. We are the largest General Further Education College in the Tees Valley, delivering courses from entry level all the way through to Level 7 postgraduate qualifications.
The College provides excellent facilities for approximately 13,000 students from across the region and whilst we are very proud of our campus and the equipment our students have access to, we are clear that it is the experience and dedication of our staff that make a positive difference to the lives of our students, helping them to achieve their educational goals and progress into work, higher education, or apprenticeships.
Middlesbrough College is a further education college based in Middlesbrough. It is a non-denominational college.
Although many of its students live in the Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Redcar areas, the college has students travelling from all across the region including Northallerton, Darlington and Whitby.
Over 15,200 students learn with Middlesbrough College every year. There are 4,276 full time students aged 16-18 at the college. The college has links with over 1000 employers and over 1000 of its students progressed to university in 2016. The college also has a purpose built sixth form centre (MC6) boasting a 100% pass rate in 19 subjects.
Principal
Zoe Lewis
Values and vision
Middlesbrough College believes that central to its responsibility is its work with partner organisations and what it sees as its obligation to enrich the social, cultural, economic, and physical well-being of its whole community. The college is prepared for the fact it may be challenged to work in new ways and that, at times, its own capability or capacity may be tested.
Ofsted
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