Mental Health Advisor

About Newham College

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post‑16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways including 1618 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

About The Role

We are looking to appoint a dedicated Mental Health Adviser to join our growing Student Experience team at Newham College London. This role will be central to ensuring that all students – both young people and adult learners – have equitable access to high‑quality, effective mental health support. Working term‑time only across our campuses, the Mental Health Adviser will deliver 1:1 and group support to students with mental health challenges, manage a caseload with supervision, and work closely with other departments including Safeguarding, Counselling, Inclusive Learning, and Welfare.

You will also play a vital role in raising awareness of mental health issues and contributing to the college’s wider mental health strategy and wellbeing agenda.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver individual sessions and group interventions to support students experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Manage a caseload of students and contribute to their academic and personal progress.
• Work with students presenting challenging behaviours or those at risk of underachieving due to poor mental health.
• Collaborate with internal support teams, including Safeguarding, Inclusive Learning and tutorial staff.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records using systems such as CPOMS and E‑Tracker.
• Refer students internally and externally as appropriate, including contributing to multi‑agency meetings.
• Support mental health awareness events, enrichment activities, and proactive campaigns across the college.
• Provide advice and training to staff to support an inclusive learning environment.
• Stay up to date with best practice and developments in mental health policy and student support.
• Promote and uphold the student code of conduct in shared college spaces.

Ideal candidate – Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Professional qualifications or relevant experience within a Mental Health field.
• Experience supporting young people and/or adult learners with mental health and wellbeing needs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and experience working with vulnerable individuals.
• Openness, patience, empathy, and a non‑judgmental approach to working with diverse learners.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage caseloads, prioritise under pressure, and work flexibly and independently.
• Strong digital literacy and confident record‑keeping.
• A sound understanding of confidentiality and ethical practice.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to promoting a safe and supportive learning environment.

Desirable

• Experience working in an educational setting.
• Degree in a relevant subject or ongoing professional development.

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

All employment offers are subject to employment checks, including Enhanced DBS, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, online searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and right to work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history. The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. Staff will be required to become familiar with the College’s policies, comply with safeguarding requirements, complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process

The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor. All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Newham College’s policy is to offer all roles at the entry point of the advertised salary scale, but we may offer a higher starting salary within the specified range based on qualifications and experience.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume the application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

Closing Date: 28 October 2025. Interview Date: Week Commencing 10th November 2025.