Counselling jobs in Whiston

Student Mental Health Adviser

£36,320 - £41,885 FTE

42 week salary: £29,256.62 - £33,739.36

Permanent

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 42 weeks per year

Liverpool L1 9HF

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is one of the UK’s leading performing arts institutions. We enjoy a global reputation for the quality of our teaching, our world class facilities and an enviable track record of graduate employment and international awards of all kinds. This is a particularly exciting time for LIPA as we grow our academic portfolio, move towards gaining our own Degree Awarding Powers, and continue to develop world class performing arts talent, ready to respond to industry needs and drive positive change in the performing arts.

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Adviser to join the Student Wellbeing and Disability Service. The post holder will be responsible for triaging and responding to urgent student needs and conducting initial assessments of students with a range of emotional difficulties. This will include signposting students to voluntary and statutory services, working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders and complying with professional standards. The post holder will undertake regular monitoring of students identified as high risk, work with colleagues across the Institute to develop good practice in supporting students with mental health needs and oversee counselling service administrative processes. Additionally, the post holder will ensure that the Institute's mental health and wellbeing support services are widely promoted, accessible, efficient and of high quality, as well as developing mental health promotion strategies to raise awareness of student mental health issues.

The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Mental Health Occupational Therapy, Low/High- Intensity Psychological Interventions, Counselling and/or significant professional experience and registration or membership of a professional body. Experience of working with learners with complex mental health needs, managing a busy caseload and risk assessment and crisis management is essential.

You must have excellent communication and written skills and be able to work collaboratively as part of a team and on your own initiative. The ability to quickly build rapport with diverse

student groups and remain calm and professional in an environment where students might feel distressed and vulnerable is essential.

In return we offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, generous pensions, and holiday entitlements, complimentary tickets to our in-house productions, and the opportunity to become part of our unique international community of creatives, performers, technicians, managers, and film makers.

This is a permanent post to commence as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications: Friday 27th November 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 8th December 2026

You can download or request a hard copy of the details and an application form, from our website on the following link:

https://lipa.ac.uk/about-us/working-here/

CV’s will not be accepted.

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact our Recruitment Team on recruit@lipa.ac.uk or 0151 330 3091.

Please send your completed application form to recruit@lipa.ac.uk

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunity’s employer, LIPA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

As part of our Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 we are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and would particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and those identifying as female, non-binary or trans-gender.

Appointments will always be made on merit.

LIPA - a registered charity No. 1001565.

Pay: £36,320.00-£418,855.00 per year

Work Location: In person