Mental Health Adviser

34 hours per week, 52 weeks

£27,994 - £29,856 per annum pro rata

We are looking for a skilled professional with recent experience of working in youth mental health, ideally in an education setting or experience of teaching young people under the age of 25.

Key aspects of the role include working with a wide variety of professionals both internal and external to the College to support students. The role also includes attending multi‑agency planning meetings with agencies such as NSFT to devise and implement collaborative action plans to support learners to access their education.

We are looking for an excellent communicator, with experience of EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plan), who will liaise with the team, support colleagues and take a leading role in working with partners on a multi‑agency basis.

You will need to have excellent organisational skills as this role demands high levels of coordination, attention to detail and record keeping. There will be some evening work.

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service.

Please note:

From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich.