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Recruitment of a Student Mental Health Worker (Full-time, permanent) We are looking for someone with experience of providing support for people with mental health conditions to take on this new and varied role. Based within the University's Equality Service and working closely with other services, such as the Student Counselling Centre, Student Advice Centre and accommodation wardens, your role will be to work with individual students to ensure that appropriate practical support is in place. You will also act as a bridge between mental health services in the community and University support services for example, in cases where someone is returning to university after a period of illness or time away from their course. This role will also involve delivering presentations to promote good practice across the University in relation to supporting students with mental health conditions. You should be able to display substantial experience of assessing, monitoring and managing cases of young people with chronic or acute mental health conditions, preferably including young adults, alongside first-hand experience of crisis management in relation to people with mental health conditions. To ensure that the Service is representative of the wider community, the University would particularly welcome applications from men, black or minority ethnic (BME) and disabled candidates. All applicants are encouraged to visit the Equality Service's website www.equality.leeds.ac.uk for more information about the work of the team. University Grade 7 (£29,853 - £35,646 p.a.) Informal enquiries about this vacancy are very welcome, and should be directed to Sarah Hubbard, Acting Head of Equality Service, email [log in to unmask] or tel +44 (0)113 343 3779 Candidates will need to demonstrate in their application form that they meet all the essential criteria in the person specification to be shortlisted for interview. To download an application form and job details please visit www.leeds.ac.uk and click on jobs. Alternatively these may be obtained from Valerie Gaythorpe by email: [log in to unmask] or by telephone: 0113 343 4160 Job ref 211122 Closing date 10am Monday 5th July 2010 Interviews will be held on 20 July 2010 Ruth Disability Team Manager and Disability Co-ordinator for Blind/Partially Sighted Students Equality Service Ground Floor Social Sciences Building University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT 0113 343 4836 (direct line) 0113 343 3927 (reception) http://www.equality.leeds.ac.uk