WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL WELLBEING ADVISER AT ACTIVATE LEARNING?

You will have some experience of working with teenagers or young adults within a school/youth work/college or other environment. You will have strong communication skills and an ability to work with teaching staff, support staff, students, and parents/carers. You will have experience of working in the field of mental health and wellbeing and mentoring individuals especially those whose behaviour can be described as challenging.
You will role model Trauma Informed Practice and ways of working, and will have experience working in this setting - ideally in a restorative manner. Resilience, confidence, and empathy will be strong skills for you to continually develop professional relationships with students and support them in their various journeys at Activate Learning.

WHO WE ARE:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Activate Learning are looking for a Wellbeing Adviser to join our Student Experience Team, based at Reading College.
This individual will work in a wider team that focus on pastoral support - including behaviour support, counselling, and enrichment. The Wellbeing Adviser will focus on supporting students who need support with mild to moderate mental health needs, developing healthy habits, and wellbeing support and guidance to allow them to progress within their studies and beyond.
To be successful at this role you will need to have the skills to meet students individually or in small groups to guide them through difficult periods in time, provide packages of support for their mental health and wellbeing, and support them in developing resilience among other social skills. You will play a key role in creating individualized support plans and targeted interventions for a caseload of students, both during their application to college and their time on a study programme. You will also be instrumental in supporting the implementation of the Activate Learning mental health strategy, sharing your insights in the co-creation and delivery of deliverable actions - continually driving improvements in the remit of mental health and wellbeing for our students.
This is a permanent, term-time only role (0.88 FTE) based at Reading College.