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Specialist Mental Health Mentor

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1083947


De Montfort University (Leicester)


17/09/2024


Ongoing


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Casual

Pay


£21.62


£3.37

Description

Role

Unitemps is a University-owned temporary staffing agency that operates in various universities, including De Montfort University (DMU). There are several benefits to working with Unitemps at DMU:

Networking Opportunities: Through Unitemps, you may have the chance to work with various departments and individuals at the university. This can help you expand your network and establish connections that may be valuable for your future career.

Professional Development: Many positions available through Unitemps may offer opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement. You can learn new skills and gain valuable knowledge while on the job.

Career Progression: Some temporary positions may lead to permanent employment within the university, giving you a potential pathway for long-term career advancement.

Contribution to the University Community: By working with Unitemps at DMU, you become a part of the university community and can contribute to its success and growth.

More information on the DMU Branch can be found HERE.

THE ROLE

The Wellbeing service at De Montfort University are currently recruiting a Specialist Mental Health Mentor.

Expected start date: 23rd September 2024

Expected end date: 28th March 2025

Expected interview date: (Provisional) 10th & 16th September 2024

Rate of pay: £21.62

Holiday Pay: £3.37

This role is a Hybrid role working 37 hours a week.

You will help students who are experiencing a range of mental health conditions to identify barriers to learning created by their impairment and develop useful strategies that help them achieve their academic potential.

You will provide efficient and effective services and excellent standards of customer care, working to defined service standards supporting the learning, teaching and research needs of users on and off campus.

A key feature of the role will be working with academic colleagues and other service personnel and the delivery of online and face to face support. You will work closely with the Mental Health Team in addition to colleagues from a number of related teams including Disability Advice and Support, and the Wellbeing team.

You will manage a caseload of students accessing mentoring support through the Disabled Students’ Allowance and other relevant funding.

Duties and responsibilities

 

• To provide a flexible service offering coaching, directed self-help, basic psycho- social interventions and advice to students with mental health conditions with a framework of guidance to promote the development of academic skills.• To provide mentoring support to assist students to manage their mental health in relation to their academic activities and to assist in the creating resilience and promoting independent learning.

• Develop support, guidance and self-help materials and contribute to team resources, including electronic resources, as well as working with other support teams within the service and university and informed by good practice and benchmarking within the sector.

• Be aware of and familiar with the range of support mechanisms, including assistive technology, to which the student has access in order to assist with their learning.

• To work in partnership with staff based within Student Welfare, and other parts of the university, etc.

• Monitor and maintain records/reports to meet both internal and external (e.g., legislative or national) requirements, and other administrative duties required for the post

.• Familiarise yourself with DMU’s internal procedures around issues such as health and safety, and ensure full compliance by you and your teams at all times

.• This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check

.• To undertake corporate duties as required. This could include Graduation, Assessment Boards, Reception duties, appeal and academic offence panel representation, open day attendance.

• May need to work outside normal working hours including evenings and weekends to meet student needs.

• You will report to the Mental Health Mentor Team Manager, and will be required to liaise with a range of stakeholders within the Student Welfare Division, the wider Directorate, academic course teams, and NHS service providers.

In addition to the duties listed here, you will be required to perform other duties which are assigned from time to time. However, such other duties will be reasonable in relation to the grade.

Treat all DMU staff, students, contractors and visitors with dignity and respect. 

Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

All members of staff are responsible for their contribution to improved environmental performance and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions at DMU. 

It is therefore required that all members of staff are aware of how the Environmental Policy relates to their own role at the University. Staff conduct must reflect the values inherent in the Environmental Policy and where required staff must cooperate with environmental compliance and conformance requirements to help minimise our emissions to air, water and land.

Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

Skills and experience

  • Educated degree level standard or equivalent experience.
  • Qualified Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist orsimilar profession
  • Membership (and accreditation where applicable) of at least one of the following to be:
  • DSA-QAG compliant:Association of Child Psychotherapists BABCP accreditationBACP individual or MBACPBritish Psychoanalytic Council – under a member institutionBritish Psychological Society Chartered Member (CPsychol)/IAPT register/ Graduate Member (MBPsS)AND also PG qualification inPsychology or Mental HealthCOSCA accredited memberFDAP (NCAC)General Medical Council (GMC) – PsychiatryHealth and Care Professions Council(HCPC) (Arts Therapist/ Occupational Therapist/ Practitioner Psychologist)IACP accredited memberNational Counselling Society (Senior Accredited Member or above)Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) –Mental Health Nurse/ community MentaHealth nurse /Psychiatric NurseSocial Work EnglandSocial worker body for Scotland SSSC/ Wales CCWales/ NI (NISCC)UKCP full clinical individual memberUMHAN member
  • Previous experience in a relevant role dealing with administrative and information management systems and understanding of the relevant terminology.
  • Ability to assess complex needs and risk, to implement effective intervention, and facilitate onward referral where appropriate.
  • Knowledge of mental health conditions and other disabilities and the potential impact on academic life.
  • Knowledge of risk factors and protective factors in relation to a range of emotional, psychological and mental health conditions.
  • Professional approach to work and workcolleagues and an ability to work independently and show initiative.
  • Understanding of the Mental HealthAct, Mental Capacity Act, DataProtection Act, Safeguarding and other relevant legislation and guidance.
  • Ability to work in partnership with other relevant teams within Library andStudent Services and the wider university to support student retention and success
  • Sufficient IT skills to make effective use of e-mail, the internet, common MS Office applications, and other internal IT systems as required.
  • Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check

Location
De Montfort University, Leicester

Additional information

Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy.

Unitemps DMU operates a monthly payroll - Please refer to the candidate information hub for DMU Unitemps in relation to pay dates and further information   CLICK HERE.

We aim to notify all candidates of the outcome of their application however volume of applications sometimes do not allow us to do so; please check your application status via your Unitemps account regularly; we may also communicate via email; please check your junk mail.

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