Mental Health Advisor

Leeds Arts University is the only specialist arts university in the North of England. We have contributed significantly to the development of arts education for over 170 years, and have developed a national and international reputation based on the achievements of our students and staff. 

An opportunity has arisen for the role of Mental Health Advisor. Through promoting maintenance of positive mental health and personal resilience to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students. The role will be responsible for providing mental health assessments and individual support to students with a diagnosis of a long-term mental health condition. The Mental Health Advisor will also deliver mental health awareness sessions to colleagues across the University, and contribute to serious incident reviews and support where necessary.

Essential to the success of this role will be:

• Effective and responsive liaison with University colleagues

• Planning and delivering group workshops to students and staff and as part of the whole University approach to supporting student wellbeing.

The successful candidate will be degree educated and have a professional qualification. They must also have experience of working within the mental health field, be able to respond proactively to crisis situations and be able to work within a team and on their own initiative. An understanding of the specific needs of students in a higher education context is desirable.

Full details of the essential requirements for the role can be found in the job description.

Please note CVs will not be accepted for this position. If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please click the 'apply' button where you will be redirected to our website.

Please note, we will not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies for this position.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 21 August 2025.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. In recognition of our commitment to create diverse teams that draws from our widest talent pool, we would encourage applications from groups who are currently under-represented within the University, particularly minoritised ethnicities.

We are committed to offering a flexible approach to staff with regards to their work, for which we operate home working principles to facilitate a hybrid mode of site/remote working. The primary location for work is the University campus in Leeds, West Yorkshire.