King's College London

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About us:

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

The Student Wellbeing team is a cross-institutional, faculty-based student support team, organised on a ‘hub and spoke’ basis with faculty-based staff who are supported and coordinated by specialist teams in Student Support & Wellbeing Services.

The purpose of the team is to triage on a variety of presenting issues, including wellbeing, mental health support, Support to Study and fitness to practice as appropriate, student of concern, safeguarding, harassment and bullying.

The team also support the wider institution in embedding systems and practices that enhance student wellbeing.

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

About the role:

The Faculty Wellbeing Advisors provide an accessible point of contact to all students, based in a particular faculty, offering professional and pastoral help and guidance if they are experiencing challenges or need support.

This will include regular office hours & drop-ins, and complements the work of Personal Tutors and Senior Tutors.

The post holder will be active in ensuring students are appropriately signposted to specialist services in a timely manner, and will be a key conduit between central and faculty-based services supporting students.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to support our King’s students, embed wellbeing practices throughout the student journey and to develop a culture of wellbeing through King’s, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in pastoral, supportive and wellbeing practices. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in the broad range of specialisms and areas that impact students’ wellbeing.

*This is a full time post and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until March 2026.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in Student Support, Disability, Counselling. Mental Health, or care work Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training
2. Educated to degree level in related disciplines and/or have professional qualifications or significant relevant work experience relating to the fields of student support, social work, youth work or similar. 
3. Demonstrable competence in working with individuals facing a variety of adverse situations, being an ally in navigating these and appropriately refer on as circumstances dictate.
4. Demonstrable experience of working effectively and collaboratively as part of a team to enhance the overall quality of the service user.
5. Evidence of emotional resilience and ability to work calmly under pressure, containing anxiety in self and others and exhibiting strong interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Experience of managing work confidentially, effectively and sensitively and ability to maintain professional boundaries
7. Ability to take responsibility and decisions independently and to consult with and refer matters to colleagues when appropriate, with a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritising work.
8. Ability to keep accurate records and contribute to management reports, employing appropriate IT skills.
9. Demonstrable knowledge of the requirements around Safeguarding and GDPR responsibilities

Desirable criteria

1. Current accreditation/registration with a relevant and appropriate professional body  
2. Experience of working in a HE institution.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.