Mental Health Advisor Liverpool, England
Job description
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is recognised as a world leading centre of excellence for creative learning and vocational training within the performing arts and creative economies. We enjoy an international and national reputation for the quality of our teaching, our world class facilities and an enviable track record of graduate employment and alumni successes.
We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Advisor to join the Student Wellbeing and Disability Team. This is a newly created position to enhance our student services. The postholder will act as a Mental Health Adviser for the Student Wellbeing and Disability team, triaging and responding to urgent student need and conducting initial assessments of students with a range of emotional difficulties. This will include signposting students to voluntary and statutory services; working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, complying with professional standards, and ensuring that the Institute's mental health and wellbeing support services are widely promoted, accessible, efficient and of high quality. The post holder will also lead on monitoring students identified as high risk.
In addition you will provide support to students with a range of emotional difficulties and mental health needs; undertake regular monitoring of students deemed to be high risk, work with colleagues across the Institute to develop good practice in supporting students with mental health needs, oversee counselling service administrative processes and raise awareness of student mental health issues, developing mental health promotion strategies.
The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in Mental Health, Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Counselling and/or significant professional experience and registration or membership of a professional body. Experience of working with students, young people and learners with complex mental health needs, managing a busy caseload and of risk assessment and crisis management. is essential.
You must have excellent communication and written skills and be able to work collaboratively as part of a team and on your own initiative. The ability to quickly build rapport with diverse student groups and create a welcoming environment and to remain calm and professional in an environment where students might feel distressed and vulnerable is essential.
In return we offer a highly creative working environment that will inspire you to fulfil your potential and training opportunities to develop your skills and experience, competitive salary commensurate with experience, pension, generous holiday entitlements, and complimentary tickets to our inhouse productions.
This is a permanent post to commence as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications: 5th September 2023
Interview date: 14th September 2023
CV’s will not be accepted as we are a Higher Education Institute.
Should you have any questions about the applications process or require reasonable adjustments for your applications, please contact our Recruitment Team on [email protected] or 0151 330 3091.
Please send your completed application form to [email protected]
Our Commitment to Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunity’s employer, LIPA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
As part of our Strategic Plan for REPLACEMENT_STRING2026 we are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and would particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and those identifying as female, non-binary or trans-gender.
Appointments will always be made on merit.
LIPA - a registered charity No. 1001565.
