About the role:
You will be responsible for promoting the health, safety and well-being of all students studying at Finsbury Park campus. You will provide information, advice, and support to students on a range mental health and wellbeing issues. You will be responsible for providing one-to-one support and referring to relevant mental health agencies.
About you:
With appropriate experience and qualifications reflecting a strong background in mental health support, you will have a track record of working with and supporting vulnerable young people in an educational, youth or social service setting. You must have the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including with students, parents/carers, you will have experience of managing caseloads, carrying out risk assessments, writing support plans and dealing with crisis intervention.
About us:
We are the largest college group in London. Our colleges include City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield, and Northeast London. We are committed to success through equality and diversity.
About City and Islington:
City and Islington College is the first choice Further Education College for thousands of young people and adults across London. It achieves excellent academic results year on year for its students and creates pathways to careers for people of all ages.
Closing Date: Sunday 7th August 2022
Interview Date: TBC
Safeguarding Statement:
WKCIC is committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Equality & Diversity:
We value the diversity of our staff and learners who come from different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. This diversity is the source of our strength as our differences enable us to be innovative and creative in the way we work.
Through our curriculum and employment policies, procedures and practices, we embrace equality and successfully celebrate the diversity of our staff and learners, who are encouraged and supported to share different aspects of their identity.
We are proud to display the 'two ticks' symbol, to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and members of the Network for Black Professionals, and the Women’s Leadership Network.
Our aim is to recruit the best staff possible and to deliver first class teaching to our learners. We are one of the few Colleges to employ an Equality & Diversity Manager whose goal it is to monitor and measure the steps taken to make sure we have an inclusive and safe learning and working environment.
We are committed to equality and diversity, and expect our staff to share this commitment.