Student Services - Student Wellbeing

Location: Greenwich and Avery Hill
Salary: £33,797 to £39,152 plus £4800 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 12 August 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 2764-E

The Student Wellbeing Service at the University of Greenwich is looking for experienced Student Wellbeing Services Coordinators (Counselling), to provide professional and responsive counselling service for our students.   An experienced Counsellor, you will bring excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work within our dynamic multidisciplinary team.

You will be able to offer brief and time-limited counselling to students who are experiencing mental health concerns and emotional issues. You will support the development of the counselling service through your contribution within the wider team and lead on projects which aim to foster greater resilience among students. This will include developing and delivering workshops for students which support their emotional wellbeing. Ideally you will also have experience in delivering online counselling support.

The successful candidates will have experience of risk assessment and making referrals to appropriate mental health care services. You will also have experience of providing supervision to trainee Counsellors on placement.

You will be highly motivated, adaptable with the ability to manage a high case load at peak times. You will have a commitment to following professional and ethical principles and guidelines and a commitment to continued professional development, in line with the changing needs of students and the service.

The post-holder will be required to attend Open Day and Student Recruitment events outside of normal office hours, as part of a team rota.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Data and Barring Service check.

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on HR-Recruitment@gre.ac.uk

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.