Student Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - London School of Science and Technology (LSST)
Description
Job Purpose
To provide both pastoral and curriculum support to students, including those who have declared a disability or who are in danger of dropping out or underachieving.
Key responsibilities:
- Offer confidential, impartial and non judgmental advice and guidance to students
- Provide students with operational information and deal with student enquiries to include the issuing of documentation and telephone enquiries
- Work with under achieving students to help them understand and prepare assignments
- Provide curriculum support to students who have declared a disability
- Support the Selection and Admissions process to ensure students who declare a disability are given sound, impartial advice
- Assist the Academic Support Centre in identifying students who need support to submit outstanding assignments
- Distribute Assignment Feedback and ensure students understand and use the feedback to improve future assignments.
- Work with students on an individual basis to solve issues before they become formal complaints
- Support students through the formal disciplinary process
- Support students making formal complaints
- Plan and deliver at least one extracurricular activity per semester
- Oversee the organisation of College external events i.e. Award Ceremony etc
- Organise Student representation on designated College committees
- Act as focus of College contact with Student Union to include organising, overseeing and recording elections for Student Union Officers.
- Prepare information to inform the Exam Board and other Management committees
- Oversee the Student Common Room activities
Person Specification:
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Customer service experience
- Working within higher education (desirable but not essential)
- Proven ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity
- Respect for confidentiality, including the integrity and sensitivity of records.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
One location
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