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Student Wellbeing Service
Deputy Head of Wellbeing Team
Salary from £40,229 to £48,456 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £52,095 pa inclusive of London allowance
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world, with a global reach and an international student intake.
The Wellbeing Team delivers a range of student focussed services, including the Wellbeing Service (non-therapeutic wellbeing advice & signposting), the Peer Support Scheme, and campaigns, workshops & engagement events to proactively support the wellbeing of all LSE students. The Wellbeing Team also plays a crucial role in triaging students who approach the service and will support and direct students to the most appropriate support when required.
The postholder will report to the Head of Wellbeing Team and work in close collaboration with the other SWS managers, particularly with the other Deputy Heads, to support with the operational delivery of the Wellbeing Service. The postholder has line management responsibility for two to three Wellbeing Administrators working across the whole of SWS.
The Deputy Head of Wellbeing Team will be the primary lead for the proactive outreach work of the Wellbeing Team. They will manage the Wellbeing Administrators to act as the front line of student and staff enquiries and will take an active role in engagement events and opportunities across the School. The Deputy Head will also take a primary role in the operational management of the SWS budget, mostly in relation to expenditure for disabled students.
The successful post-holder will be an individual with experience working with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties, excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, personal resilience in managing conflicting demands and strong leadership skills to be able to manage and develop a team and support staff working under pressure. The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working with university students.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from Women and Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role.
This position will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment made is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please contact Venitia Stoby, Deputy Head of Student Services (Wellbeing) at v.m.stoby@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 6 July 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Interviews are scheduled for week of 23 July.