Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

1 week ago


Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom The Bedford College Group Full time

We are currently seeking a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join The Bedford College Group at our Dunstable Campus.

As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner you play an important role in the success of our students through:

  • To provide a high quality student intervention provision to address the mental wellbeing of students to improve social, emotional and mental health outcomes for students and for students to thrive in College life
  • Add something about workshops and one to ones
  • Add something about counselling supervision for staff who have dealt with complex disclosures and require a debrief
  • Add something about providing funding reports to Connolly around measuring impact
  • Level 4 or Postgraduate Diploma or in Counselling or Psychotherapy
  • BACP Accreditation or willingness to work towards accreditation
  • Counselling Supervision qualification
  • Further therapeutic training or qualification in working with children and young people
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Valuing Teamwork:

  • We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
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Improving Continuously
  • We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
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Student Centred
  • At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.

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Inclusive

  • We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
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Open and Caring
  • We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
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Nurturing Education Excellence
  • We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.


Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit.

To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.


Safeguarding our Students

Terms and Conditions - BCPS

  • 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • 27 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays
  • Peoples Pension
  • Retail and leisure discounts


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