Job Description

Salary

Salary will be 33,951 per annum, pro rata salary 16,320, on Grade E.

Contractual hours

21.54

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

05/08/2025

Job reference

S45628

Education and Academic Services

This new part-time, permanent post is a term time only position for 21.54 hours a week for 36 weeks a year, available from the 22nd of September 2025.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role/position

We are currently seeking to recruit a flexible and adaptable mental health & ASC/ ADHD mentor to join our highly skilled and committed DSA team. This role involves delivering mental health mentoring and support for Autistic Students or students with ADHD. This role enables students to manage their mental health or condition in relation to their academic progression, promoting strategies for independent learning and self-management. The team are part of the University's Wellbeing and Welfare Service, which also includes our Psychological Therapies team, AccessAbility team and Welfare service.

This post will be a term time contract (paid over 52 weeks). The anticipated working pattern being 21:54 hours a week and expected work to take place over 36 weeks, primarily in the university term time. Flexible working patterns are available and part time hours will be considered.

About you

You will need to be a qualified and highly experienced mental health professional, with a core professional training in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy (for example), and accredited with their relevant professional body e.g. HCPC/NMC/BABCP/BACP/UKCP. You will have significant experience in supporting individuals with mental health disabilities and a real interest in managing complex difficulties. In addition, you will need the relevant qualifications to support students with Autism and ADHD. In all circumstances, you must meet the 2023 DSA DfE Mandatory Criteria for Band 4 Specialist Mentor.

The role involves close liaison and joint working across the Wellbeing Service to support students with a range of disabilities alongside liaison with other university staff and external agencies (e.g. GP, statutory mental health services and voluntary sector agencies). You will also be committed to the advancement of inclusive practice and widening access to this important student community.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days leave per year options for flexible working numerous discounts at leading retailers onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Wellbeing Services

Wellbeing Services operate to help students get the most out of their time at University. Health and wellbeing are crucial ingredients of effective study as well as a rich and fulfilling student experience. But staying well in body and mind isn't always easy at university. We recognise that it's much more difficult to learn and enjoy student life when personal difficulties or emotional worries arise.

Our Wellbeing Team offers a range of services to support students personally and in their studies when difficulties occur. Our Team Our Wellbeing team, made up of therapists and mental health practitioners, are all highly skilled and experienced in recognising how psychological and mental health difficulties can affect a student's studies. They offer advice, therapeutic and practical support to help students to cope personally and to manage their studies

Further information

Please contact Beccy Farrow at wellbeing@exeter.ac.uk or (01392) 724381.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.