Mental Health and Welfare Officer

At Coleg Cambria, we place people at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking an empathetic, resilient, and highly focused Mental Health and Welfare Officer to join our dedicated team. If you are passionate about protecting young people and vulnerable adults, empowering them with vital coping skills, and ensuring a safe environment where they can thrive, we would love to hear from you. Your primary focus will be coordinating timely mental health interventions to ensure our learners can fully engage, develop, and progress both academically and personally. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include: Managing Concerns: Receiving, assessing, and prioritising mental health safeguarding concerns. Crisis Support & Safety Planning: Developing and reviewing safety plans and risk assessments for learners in crisis. Multi-Agency Collaboration: Working closely with external partners such as social services, health services, and the police, and participating in multi-agency care/strategy meetings. Advice & Guidance: Providing clear, expert advice on safeguarding policies to staff at all levels across the college. Compliance & Legislation: Staying current with safeguarding regulations and legislation, sharing updates with staff and learners to ensure college-wide awareness. Coaching & Mentoring: Using resilience-building strategies to help learners build vital coping skills. Accurate Record-Keeping: Maintaining precise, confidential electronic records to ensure clear audit trails, Roles are normally advertised with a salary range. If you are offered a role at the college, relevant experience will be taken into consideration to determine your starting salary.

• Good level of literacy and numeracy skills Level 2 English and Maths qualifications (or equivalent) at Grade 4 (C) or above
• Level 4 or above qualifications in areas such as: Social Work,Youth Work,Education/Learning Support,Health and Social Care, Coaching/Mentoring or Equivalent and a Level 3 or DSP safeguarding qualification
• Handling safeguarding concerns, risk assessments, and interventions for children and vulnerable adults
• Advising staff on safeguarding procedures and promoting best practice across an organisation.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance, including (KCSIE) and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, to ensure compliance and effective safeguarding practice within the college.
Adjustments
• Interview Accommodations: We welcome applicants of all abilities and are happy to provide physical or scheduling adjustments for your interview.
• Language: We are committed to promoting the Welsh language, and applications submitted in Welsh are welcomed.
Welsh skills are desirable for this specific post. We are seeking candidates who can help us grow our bilingual provision and service. Coleg Cambria aims to actively promote and embed the Welsh language and culture. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for our colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills in both formal and informal settings. This includes access to tailored Welsh language training plans as well as incentive payments for bilingual delivery and services. We highly encourage applications in Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants. Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.

Excellent Pension Scheme(s) Generous Annual Leave Entitlement On site nursery provision at our Deeside site Discounts on a Range Of College Evening Courses Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development Discounted Gym Membership Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities Free Parking on All Sites Cycle Scheme Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments Discounted Rates for Restaurants Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave Ready to get started? Start your journey with Educators Wales today.