Peer Student Support Coordinator - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

UE05 £25,285 - £28,929 Per Annum, Pro Rata

College of Science and Engineering / School of Chemistry

Fixed Term Contract, 12 months from start date: July 2023

Part Time: 9 Hours per Week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated student to help us develop our Peer Support offering in the School of Chemistry.

The Opportunity:

Within the new model of Student Support there is a key role for student peers in providing additional academic support, as well as wellbeing and mentoring opportunities.

In the School of Chemistry we have a very active student body with ChemSoc (Chemistry Society) and CAcFams (Chemistry Academic Families) providing many aspects of Peer Support, along with access to resources created as part of the Chemunity project.

However, with the new Student Support Model, and the challenges of post-pandemic student experience - we would like to define and develop the Peer Support offering in the School, and this is where we need you

The Opportunity here is to assess the Peer Support landscape and trial new ideas to create a future plan for Peer Support in Chemistry.

The Peer Support Student Coordinator (PSSC) will have the opportunity to work with their peers and the academic and student support staff to drive this project.

As the first PSSC in Chemistry they will play a key role in shaping Peer Support in the years to come.

Your skills and attributes for success:

In-depth knowledge of the School of Chemistry student experience _e.g. _by being a current undergraduate student, or a postgraduate student who completed their undergraduate degree in the School of Chemistry.
A proactive and collaborative approach to projects and leadership.
A good communicator both verbally and in writing.
Experience in conducting surveys, focus groups or other methods of qualitative data gathering would be an advantage.
Knowledge and/or sensitivity to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) issues with regard to accessibility.

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here for a copy of the full job description. Please note that this opportunity is open to current University of Edinburgh students only.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more.

Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.