Student Wellbeing Adviser - Bognor Regis, United Kingdom - University of Chichester

University of Chichester

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Bognor Regis, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

Students, Support and Information Services
Part Time: 22.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (0.47 FTE) _

About this role

The Student Wellbeing Adviser will provide initial help and support for students and refer students, where appropriate, to other members of the Students, Support and Information Services team or external agencies, being aware of legal, ethical and health implications.

About you

Empathetic, with excellent interpersonal skills and an understanding of the pressures facing students, you will offer support, acting as a first point of contact and signposting to other available services both within and outside of the University.

You will also develop and maintain close and effective links with key staff within the team, liaising with a range of relevant staff both within the University and outside organisations.

With excellent organisational skills, the successful applicant will need to maintain confidential case notes for students as well as provide supporting evidence for mitigating circumstances, in consultation with the Student Wellbeing and Disability and Dyslexia Service Manager and registered professionals.

About the team

You'll be joining a highly professional, passionate and student-focused team, covering a range of services including Student Health and Wellbeing, Disability and Dyslexia Services, Student Money Advice and International Student Advice.

The wider team includes colleagues based in our Support and Information Zone, providing first level support and signposting.

In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:

Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers' Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme. There's also a free onsite gym; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.

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Closing Date:

Sunday 17 September 2023 (at midnight):

**Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.

_Skilled Worker Route SOC Code:
3239