Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Penryn, United Kingdom - Falmouth University

Falmouth University

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Penryn, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role:

Our friendly Student Support team is part of Falmouth Exeter Plus which supports a diverse community of staff and over 7,000 students of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter in Cornwall.

We have a key opportunity to join us in our mission to provide outstanding welfare and wellbeing support which enables students to learn and progress successfully at university.

Student Support is a uniquely dynamic and stimulating, multi-disciplinary team.

We work collaboratively to respond positively to behaviour and welfare issues amongst students, connecting across the University partnership and with external agencies.

We offer a range of assessment-based interventions, including advice and guidance on student life issues, mental health and psychological support, individual action plans, online resources and referral/ liaison - always keeping the whole student community at the heart of what we do.

Are you looking for a new challenge and to enhance your career as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, working within a vibrant diverse community setting supporting students to succeed at University? Do you want to work in an environment that prioritises their staff's wellbeing, a place where you are valued as an individual and have the opportunity to contribute to service development? Then we are looking for you.

We are now looking to recruit a qualified

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Student Support team. This role will primarily provide support for students across our shared campus's (Penryn, Falmouth and Truro) by providing advice, guidance, support and responding to a wide range of student life and welfare issues. The PWP will work within a multi-disciplinary team who aim to provide a holistic approach to support plans for students. They will be a key point of triage and deliver low intensity evidence-based interventions whilst, working proactively collaborating with colleagues across campuses, as well as external agencies.

About You:

Experience of delivering low intensity evidencebased interventions for clients with mild to moderate depression and anxiety.
Experience of working effectively with a range of mental health issues in a professional context.
Ability to maintain uptodate and accurate records.
Capacity to build strong professional relationships within a diverse university community, multidisciplinary team and with external organisations.
Experience of and commitment to working collaboratively and positively in a team.

For full details of the experience and skills required, please see the job description above.

In return we offer a supportive team culture in an inclusive environment. There is a strong focus on personal and professional development, including wellbeing support. You will be based at our Penryn campus, with Falmouth and Truro campus working as business requires. There are also options for flexible working patterns and/or some home working on agreement.

The closing date for this position is Sunday 12 February 2023.

About Us:

benefits, including:

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Employer Pension Contribution up to 10%.
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28 days + 8 days bank holiday.
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Life Assurance
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Subsidised Gym Membership
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Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
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Perkbox

Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from working across two leading Universities.