Student Wellbeing Adviser

We are looking for an empathic, organised and intuitive wellbeing professional to join our student support team in the Department of Design Engineering. As a Student Wellbeing Adviser, you will provide wellbeing support and guidance to students. You will also be proactively involved in wellbeing initiatives and awareness raising. The role is part-time (2 days per week) and requires 60% (or more) in-person work at our South Kensington campus, with the option to work the remainder from home. There are certain weeks of the year such as welcome week, exam weeks, and coursework deadline periods where in-person working on both days is required.

As one of two part-time Student Wellbeing Advisers in the department, your primary work will be to provide direct one-to-one support for our undergraduate and postgraduate students. This might include conversations about mental health, studies, relationships, sexuality, finance, workload, family issues, neurodiversity, disability, accommodation, bereavement, trauma and other topics. The aim is to provide a safe, confidential, collaborative space for students to discuss whatever is on their mind. This might be a single conversation, short term support or more regular, ongoing check-ins depending on the situation. The role also involves liaising with academic colleagues, signposting students to internal & external provisions, and running occasional group wellbeing initiatives. You will be a part of developing the wellbeing provision and supporting in upskilling academic staff around wellbeing and mental health issues.

You will:

• Provide wellbeing advice – by listening to, supporting and advising students on wellbeing issues they present with.
• Run group wellbeing initiatives for students.
• Liaise with colleagues regarding students who need extra academic support due to wellbeing issues.
• Support necessary students to access Imperial’s Disability Advice Service, and ensure their required adjustments are communicated and in place within the department.
• Contribute to the department’s EDI committee.
• Complete record keeping and administrative duties related to the role.
• Use your own insight and initiative to develop the wellbeing provision.

You will have experience working with students in a further or higher education setting, or working with young adults in another relevant setting (such as a charity, healthcare, mental health, or counselling/therapy). You will hold a relevant qualification and have in-depth experience supporting individuals with their mental health. You will have experience working independently, and in a highly proactive and organised way. You will have experience of working within relevant professional protocols and policies, including safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality. Although not essential, experience of providing counselling support to individuals would be considered an advantage, as would accreditation from a recognised professional body in the fields of mental health, wellbeing, counselling or psychotherapy (e.g. BACP, UKCP, HCPC, NCS, BPS, BABCP).

The role is open-ended and part-time (0.4 FTE, 2 days per week). One of the 2 days will ideally be a Wednesday. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check. To apply, please ensure that an online application is filled out in full. Should you require any further details on the role, please contact: Danny Lee, Student Wellbeing Adviser, on danny.lee@imperial.ac.uk.