Do you have experience of supporting individuals with mental health issues?

Would you like to expand this experience to educational settings?

If the answer to the above questions is yes, then this opportunity could excite you. Universities in Bedford are looking for specialist mentors to work flexibly with students using a variety of face to face and remote 1:1 support. The support will involve building a good relationship with students, helping them with their organisational and time management skills alongside helping students overcome their anxieties and stresses they have around their studies.

This is a rewarding role to expand your knowledge to a university setting and help support university students with emerging or current acute mental health issues. As well as being able to observe the positive progression from your work.

Benefits

  • 28 days holiday pay pro rata – perfect for the summer holidays and Christmas breaks
  • Flexible working hours, as you chose when you work
  • Flexible working – you will provide a mixture of face-to-face support on the university campuses and remote support where you can work from the comfort of your own home
  • Opportunities to also provide Counsellor or Mental Health Practitioner roles as these become available

    • Responsibilities

  • Help manage anxiety and cope with stresses related to university life and other external pressures for students
  • Create an appropriate balance for the student for study related tasks and other life duties.
  • Improve the students overall confidence and self esteem where possible
  • Sometimes dealing with students with complex conditions including Autism Spectrum Conditions, ADHD and other emerging or currently mental health issues.
  • Explore coping strategies to help with new experiences

    • Requirements

    Must have membership of (at least) one of the following organisations at the level (s) indicated:

  • Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) – Full member.
  • The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) – Accredited membership.
  • The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
  • Registered Member (MBACP)
  • Accredited Member (MBACP – Accred)
  • British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) – Under a member institution
  • British Psychological Society (BPS) – Chartered Member (CPsychol)/IAPT register/ Graduate Member (MBPsS) AND a PG qualification in Psychology or Mental Health
  • Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA) – Accredited (Other UK Professional body) Counsellor/Psychotherapist Member of COSCA This category of membership requires you to be currently accredited with another recognised UK professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
  • Federation of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners (FDAP) – also with a National Counsellor Accreditation Certificate (NCAC)
  • General Medical Council (GMC) – Psychiatry – Full member or above.
  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – Arts Therapist/ Occupational Therapist/ Practitioner Psychologist/ Social Worker in England
  • Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) – Accredited member
  • National Counselling Society (NCS) –
  • Accredited Registrants (MNCS Accred).
  • Accredited Professional Registrant (MNCS Prof Accred).
  • Senior Accredited Registrant status (MNCS Snr Accred).
  • NCS Fellowship (FNCS).
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – Mental Health Nurse/ Community Mental Health Nurse / Psychiatric Nurse
  • Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
  • Social Care Wales (SCW)
  • Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)
  • UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) – Full clinical individual member
  • The University Mental Health Advisers Network (UMHAN) – UMHAN mentor member. UMHAN accreditation routes are now closed).
  • Association of Christian Counsellors (UK) – Accredited Counsellor

    • If you want to be part of the process of helping improve individuals’ well-being and be a support system to encourage them to complete their studies at their full potential, while working on your own terms, then apply today!

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