Student Wellbeing Outreach Team Leader (Nights)

Interviews are currently expected to be held between 22nd - 24th October.

We are recruiting for a Student Wellbeing Outreach Team Leader within our Student Wellbeing Team.

The Student Wellbeing Team offer services that include:  a 24/7 Open Door drop-in service, wellbeing workshops and events; a team of wellbeing practitioners, including specialist support for sexual violence and harassment and self-help resources.

The role of Wellbeing Outreach Team Leader will be responsible for managing a team of Advisors, who work across a variety of shifts. They will be responsible for providing escalation, guidance and support for complex student wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

This permanent part-time post is offered working the night duties on a 31.5 hours a week contract. The working pattern is fixed to Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. This weekly pattern will be 3 on 4 off working 20:00 – 07:30.

Our ideal candidate will have:

•             Experience of line management, including staff development, coaching and performance management  

•             The ability to support and lead a team

•             The ability to quickly develop relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues from across the University

•             Proven experience of successfully supporting colleagues within a both proactive and reactive environment

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave).

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

For more information regarding the role, please contact Sharon Austin, Student Wellbeing Manager, sharon.austin@soton.ac.uk

An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Further details:

• Job Description and Person Specification

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