Wellbeing Mentor

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Wellbeing Mentor

Application Deadline: 28 April 2026

Department: ALS (Inclusive Learning)

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Wigan & Leigh College

Compensation: GBP 31,699 - GBP 42,540 / year

Description

Wellbeing Mentor
30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.At Wigan & Leigh College, our Learning Support staff help students reach their full potential. We know Great People. Change Lives.

As part of the Additional Learning Support Team, your primary focus will be supporting students experiencing mental ill health. Many of these learners will also have associated learning difficulties, disabilities or medical conditions and may have an Education Health and Care Plan, (EHCP) or be in receipt of Disables Students' Allowance, (DSA). You will provide tailored, person-centred support across all curriculum areas, helping these learners manage their wellbeing and make positive progress throughout their studies.

What you'll do

• As a Wellbeing Mentor, you will undertake initial assessment of students presenting with issues that are impacting on wellbeing and make a recommendation for a plan of support, including providing individual interventions and support to empower students to manage their own wellbeing
• You will work with students of all ages on every level of course from entry level to degree level. As such, you will need to tailor your approach accordingly to promote independence, dignity and self-efficacy.
• You will also work closely with the safeguarding team to appropriately support students with more complex needs.

What you'll bring

• Experience of supporting people with mental health and wellbeing issues including dealing with complex situations, including crises.
• Experience of multi-agency working and liaison with a range of professionals.
• Excellent time management skills and experience of managing your own caseload and diary.
• An ability to balance student-facing support work with the necessary administrative responsibilities of the role.

Why work with us?

Time to recharge

• Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays (depending on your role)
• Family-friendly leave policies

Wellbeing as well as work

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Occupational health support
• Confidential counselling
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• A culture where people look out for each other

Financial peace of mind

• Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, buy tech)
• Railcard & Tusker Green car scheme
• Local and national discount schemes

Clear progression routes

• Opportunities to step up, specialise, or move across departments
• Leadership pathways
• Support to gain teaching qualifications

Read more about our benefits.

If you take pride in delivering great service and enjoy variety in your work, then this is the role for you.

Please complete our application form in full. We can't accept CVs.