Salary: £23,155 FTE
Location: Seevic Campus, Benfleet, Essex/ ad hoc working from home
Interviews (Week commencing): Immediately following successful shortlisting.
Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks of the year
Closing date: 10th August 2023
Start Date: August (If possible) 2023
Contract: Permanent
REF: SR1383
Job Overview:
Assess the needs of prospective and current students with well-being needs, and offer relevant advice and support, or refer on to other internal or external services as appropriate.
Be an advisory figure to college staff and partners, in the support, identification or advice of Well-Being.
Act as a liaison between identified students and their parents/carers in respect to their support provision.
Develop bespoke training for staff, to enhance the support available to specific student groups.
Main Duties:
- Below is a suggested list of duties. This list is not exhaustive and may vary from time to time in order that the accountabilities may be met. Such changes are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a regrading of the post.
- Conduct pre-entry work with identified applicants to assess support needs and, where appropriate, liaise with other support staff to coordinate support packages for students.
- Develop and oversee a caseload of students needing support for wellbeing.
- To assist with delivery of wellbeing related staff training and targeted group enrichment for students
- Support the College in the development and review of relevant policies and procedures in this area with regards to providing support for learners with a range Well-being & health issue.
- Inform the College of relevant developments in mental health trends and legislation.
- Support transition plans for school leavers coming into the FE environment and organise plans for our FE learners progressing internally to our HE progression.
- Manage the learner journey, as appropriate, from point of disclosure to further progression.
- Be the named point of contact for students in need of Well-being support.
- Work collaboratively with the wider Student Services team.
- Act as a liaison between identified students within the framework of the job role and their parents, carers or guardians in respect to their support provision
- Liaise with College Departments to ensure that relevant members of staff are aware of individual students needs and that reasonable adjustments are in place.
- Establish and maintain close links with relevant statutory and voluntary services, and external referral agencies.
- Maintain comprehensive records and produce statistical reports in a timely manner when required.
- Complete and submit log sheets for funding claims as necessary and as agreed with the ALS Manager
- Reviewing and monitoring quality processes to ensure service level agreements are met, quality standards are maintained, and customer satisfaction is excellent.
- Work with others to promote a positive attitude to wellbeing within the college.
- Support College events to promote the Wellbeing service.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Appropriate professional qualification, or relevant experience of working in a Student Support or Mental Health setting
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- Experience of working with young people.
- Excellent communication Skills
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft office and ability to adapt to new software
- Ability to prioritise their workload
- Have a team orientated ethos
WHY CHOOSE US:
Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
- Excellent pension provision
- Annual Staff Awards
- CPD days - opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
- Free onsite parking
- Staff appreciation days
- Eye care vouchers
- Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
- Well-being days & activities
- Electric Vehicle Scheme*
- Discounted gym membership.
- Fully immersive teaching rooms allowing online teaching simultaneously at multiple locations.
- Hybrid Working available.
*subject to terms and conditions
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV UK
USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability of working with children.
We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website, found here. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.
To apply and be considered for this position, please click the link below.
Additionally, you will need to send a copy of your current CV to: recruitment@uspcollege.ac.uk.
For internal Applicants, please contact the email address above.