SAFEGUARDING, MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING OFFICER Permanent/full-time - 36 hours per week Interviews scheduled for Monday 15th December 2025 Would you like a rewarding career in supporting students on their academic journey? If yes, this could be the ideal opportunity for you! We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and self-motivated individual to work as part of the Safeguarding, Mental Health & Wellbeing Team across all St Helens and Knowsley sites. The role of Safeguarding, Mental Health & Wellbeing Officer will involve working with students who are experiencing personal or social issues that affects their wellbeing, and ability to deal with the current situation that they are experiencing. The role will involve supporting the student on either a short or long-term basis, whilst also assessing any requirement to refer to external agencies where appropriate. Working within this team offers the opportunity to work with staff across college to support our students and enable them to be the best that they can be by achieving their qualifications. The successful candidate will also be required to maintain case notes on supporting IT systems and assisting in the collation of data for the SK College Group. The Safeguarding, Mental Health & Wellbeing Team also arrange extra-curricular College-wide events for students’ so the role will involve organising, setting up and monitoring of events. For the right candidate, this role will involve daily challenges, working under pressure and constant updating but will give immense personal satisfaction in seeing students that we work with achieve their goals. The successful candidate must: Hold a minimum Level 3 qualification in relevant subject area Hold GCSE level 4 or above English & Maths Level 3 Working Together to Safeguard Children or a willingness to achieve at earliest opportunity (Desirable) Mental Health First Aid qualification (Desirable) Have substantial experience working in a comparable job role Experience of dealing with young people with mental health issues What can we offer you? Positive and enjoyable working environment 36 hours per week over 5 days Generous holiday entitlement – 34 days pa, plus bank holidays Contributory pension scheme with an excellent employer contribution Death in Service benefits Free on-site parking Discounted Starbucks and all other catering outlets on sites Employee Assistance Programme Discount Scheme Well-being events and access to a well-being portal CPD Opportunities for career development within the team and wider college We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible. St Helens College and Knowsley Community College is committed to Equality and Diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Please note we do not accept speculative calls and emails with CV’s from recruitment agencies. Any speculative CVs sent to the College will NOT be considered. If any assistant is required by agencies, jobs will be sent to them via the TALOS portal.