Head of Wellbeing - Oxford, United Kingdom - Trinity College Oxford

Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead our Wellbeing team as they support the educational and personal development of Trinity students.

The Head of Wellbeing will develop and facilitate access to a range of welfare and wellbeing services, activities and training, and lead a small team of wellbeing staff to ensure a proactive and effective service.

You must hold a degree or equivalent, and have substantial experience in one area relevant to mental health e.g. social work, mental health nursing or clinical psychology.

You should have excellent communication skills, be able to work both independently and as a member of a team, have experience of working in a multi-agency environment, managing a large caseload and developing and delivering a range of interventions.

Main Duties

1.
Student wellbeing policy, strategy and provision

• Lead the development and implementation of the College's wellbeing policy, strategy and provision.
• Facilitate access to a range of services delivered on

- and off-site by a range of providers including the College Nurse, Chaplain, GP, the University, NHS and third sector organisations.

• Coordinate a coherent and effective programme of wellbeing activities and training, ensuring that these address the full range of issues affecting students in the course of their studies and supporting students to develop the resilience and coping skills, selfcare and other skills that will help them to thrive.
• Provide regular management information on the general nature of wellbeing issues across the College and corresponding recommendations about changes to provision required to support changing needs.
• Advise staff and students on University and College policy and procedure in relation to a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to internal and external availability of wellbeing and welfare services, training for staff and JCR/MCR officers, and provision of reasonable adjustments for disabled students.
• Regularly review the College's training requirements in line with the general nature of wellbeing and welfare need. Provide training to relevant staff on relevant College policy and procedures.
• Keep abreast of public policy developments relating to student welfare and disabled students and ensure that Trinity's provision (including access to external provision) takes account of relevant developments in order to remain fit for purpose.
• Monitor the wellbeing of students involved in any academic or decanal discipline process, where a welfare issue is present.
• Act as Lead Safeguarding Officer for the College, with specific designated responsibility for on course students and applicants attending interviews. (N.B. The Head of Access is the Designated Safeguarding Officer for prospective students and school students visiting college to take part in access activities.)

2.
Student welfare support, co-ordination and data management

• Lead and coordinate the College's access to provision by liaising with the College Doctor, College Nurse, Chaplain, Counsellor, Junior Deans, and other officers with a wellbeing or welfare component to their role, including regular 'wellbeing review meetings' with relevant staff and representatives.
• Take the lead on all matters regarding oncourse student wellbeing. Act as a key point of contact for students experiencing difficulties, including students who are being affected by others who are experiencing difficulties; respond, often autonomously, to students in crisis, or those with difficult and/or complex needs, to ensure the College provides an appropriate response. Where appropriate convene case conferences in relation to complex needs.
• Ensure that appropriate records are kept and maintained relating to welfare cases, in line with best practice and GDPR.
• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of health and wellbeingrelated activities and briefings in the fresher's week timetable and during the academic year to ensure that students are aware of how to access appropriate support and encouraged to access a range of workshops and training to develop their resilience and wellbeing.
• Take the lead on welfare issues for students suspending studies, including welfare arrangements for their return to study.
• Listen to the pastoral concerns of students whose work is being affected by nonacademic related issues, provide appropriate advice or signpost to more specialist support if required.
• Act as a key point of contact for students experiencing difficulties, including students who are being affected by others who are experiencing difficulties; respond, often autonomously, to students in crisis, or those with difficult and/or complex needs, to ensure the College provides an appropriate response. Where appropriate convene case conferences in relation to complex needs.
• Act as the College's Student Disability Officer, providing support and information for students with disabiliti