Student Wellbeing Coordinator 0.6fte

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Newcastle.

We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Professional Tree Surgery, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness and Uniformed Public Services.

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Student Services Department here at our York campus. We are seeking an individual who will be the first point of contact for students who need some support. The Student Services Team is split into Student Support Services, Residential Services and the Employability Team. This role will be working with the support services and the residential team, resulting in an exciting and varied role and working with students to ensure they receive the mental health and wellbeing support they need in order to achieve their potential at College.

The successful applicant should have a good standard of written English and be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people. They should have excellent knowledge in mental health and experience in dealing with distressed young people. They will value accurate data and understand the importance of detail and accuracy when recording information.

**Safeguarding Statement**

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

- We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
- We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as “spent”. It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.

Note on “regulated activity”: You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

- Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
- Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
- Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once.

**Main Purpose of the role**
- To lead and line manage the Wellbeing Team, including Student Wellbeing Co-ordinators, Counsellors and wellbeing workers across a number of sites (York, Middlesbrough, Wakefield and Saltaire).
- To co-ordinate, manage and deliver provision of outstanding counselling/mental health support to Askham Bryan College students.
- To address the mental well-being needs of students, co-ordinate provision of appropriate in college support, and referral on to specialist external agencies, where necessary.
- To provide information, advice and support on student mental health to College staff. To act as a Designated Safeguarding Officer at your base campus.

**Key Tasks I responsibilities**:

- All tasks to be carried out in a consistent manner with the corporation's culture.
- Develop and maintain the above services within the college ensuring all activities are undertaken in accordance with College policy.
- Contribute to the development of an ongoing and responsive mental health policy in conjunction with the Executive Director of HE and Students and the Director of Student Services, drafting policy and procedures for delivery of mental health provision within the College.
- Ensure accessibility and promote mental health awareness and awareness of the services within the College community, and network with external specialist agencies in order to provide comprehensive support to students.
- Co-ordinate and monitor the development of relevant self-help material for students.
- Co-ordinate and provide immediate mental health support and/or counselling in response to particular events in exceptional circumstances (e.g. sudden bereavement within college or other traumatic events).
- Ensure accurate records are maintained in relation to the utilisation of the services. Cont