Wellbeing Adviser
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,670 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | including London Allowance |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Egham, Surrey |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Royal Holloway University of London |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 1225-317 |
Summary
Part-Time (2 days per week / 14 hours per week/ 0.4 FTE)
Fixed Term (until 31 July 2026)
Applications are invited for the fixed term post of Wellbeing Adviser working within the Directorate of Student Life at Royal Holloway University of London.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to support our students to have a positive and fulfilling student experience and play an important role in the delivery of Royal Holloway’s wellbeing offering. The Directorate of Student Life includes a broad range of student facing teams who are core to the student journey: Active Lifestyle & Sport, Chaplaincy, Counselling & Mental Health, Disability & Neurodiversity, Hall Life, International & Money Advice, Student Casework, Student Engagement & Insights and Wellbeing Support
Reporting to the Head of Wellbeing Support they will contribute to the work of the Directorate and support the strategy and aims of the University and Student Journey Division. Role holders will be expected to demonstrate our University values - being Daring, Innovative, Open and Respectful – in their work and be a champion of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Wellbeing Advisers act as the main triage and referral point for students with wellbeing concerns and challenges and are a critical student-facing team. The team provide support for students for a broad variety of issues and will required to provide specialist advice, guidance and information to current students, and through their work contribute to student recruitment, retention and success.
We are also seeking a candidate who has a strong understanding of the wellbeing concerns faced by students, and in providing prompt and effective interventions and guidance to support students to achieve academic and personal success. They should be strongly student focussed, with a keenness to engage proactively and supportively with students on campus, and to consistently work with compassion, kindness and advocacy.
With roles in Student Life there is a need for campus-based working to enable in-person student appointments, daily drop-in services and engagement with students. There will be the opportunity for occasional hybrid working for this part time role.
Our rewards and benefits package includes:
Generous annual leave entitlement with additional university discretionary days.
Training and Development opportunities
Staff support through our Employee Wellbeing Programme and access to Togetherall.
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Cycle to Work scheme, Season Ticket Loans, free on campus parking and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
The post is based in Egham, Surrey, where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Runnymede, Virginia Water & Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources team can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 1225-317
Closing Date: 23:59, 9 January 2026
Interview Date: 20 January 2026 (in-person)
Fixed Term (until 31 July 2026)
Applications are invited for the fixed term post of Wellbeing Adviser working within the Directorate of Student Life at Royal Holloway University of London.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to support our students to have a positive and fulfilling student experience and play an important role in the delivery of Royal Holloway’s wellbeing offering. The Directorate of Student Life includes a broad range of student facing teams who are core to the student journey: Active Lifestyle & Sport, Chaplaincy, Counselling & Mental Health, Disability & Neurodiversity, Hall Life, International & Money Advice, Student Casework, Student Engagement & Insights and Wellbeing Support
Reporting to the Head of Wellbeing Support they will contribute to the work of the Directorate and support the strategy and aims of the University and Student Journey Division. Role holders will be expected to demonstrate our University values - being Daring, Innovative, Open and Respectful – in their work and be a champion of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Wellbeing Advisers act as the main triage and referral point for students with wellbeing concerns and challenges and are a critical student-facing team. The team provide support for students for a broad variety of issues and will required to provide specialist advice, guidance and information to current students, and through their work contribute to student recruitment, retention and success.
We are also seeking a candidate who has a strong understanding of the wellbeing concerns faced by students, and in providing prompt and effective interventions and guidance to support students to achieve academic and personal success. They should be strongly student focussed, with a keenness to engage proactively and supportively with students on campus, and to consistently work with compassion, kindness and advocacy.
With roles in Student Life there is a need for campus-based working to enable in-person student appointments, daily drop-in services and engagement with students. There will be the opportunity for occasional hybrid working for this part time role.
Our rewards and benefits package includes:
Generous annual leave entitlement with additional university discretionary days.
Training and Development opportunities
Staff support through our Employee Wellbeing Programme and access to Togetherall.
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Cycle to Work scheme, Season Ticket Loans, free on campus parking and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
The post is based in Egham, Surrey, where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Runnymede, Virginia Water & Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources team can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 1225-317
Closing Date: 23:59, 9 January 2026
Interview Date: 20 January 2026 (in-person)
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