Student Wellbeing Adviser (Career Break Cover)

Salary range from 1 August 2023: £40,573 - £48,686 per annum.

Would you like to work in a modern Higher Education institution where student experience, customer service, academic quality, value for money and continuous improvement are at the forefront of how we make our decisions? Are you ready to place the student at the heart of all that you do? If your answer is ‘yes’, we have a great opportunity for you to experience it all for yourself as a Student Wellbeing Adviser.

This is a fixed term contract until 02 June 2024 to cover a career break.

In this role you will provide management and effective operation to the Wellbeing service at the University in Sunderland in London. You will provide support to a caseload of students and develop, promote and deliver our student wellbeing activities You will be a key member and representative of the wider Services for Students team and support senior management in the continuous review and development of service provision.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience within a Higher Education wellbeing service, coupled with experience managing urgent and complex situations. In addition, you will have knowledge of a wide range of student wellbeing needs, including non-traditional students and it important you have knowledge of relevant legislation and the implications of this in a Higher Education setting. You will have excellent communication and collaborative skills with the ability to remain calm and empathetic under pressure.

With our community of staff and students growing steadily, this is an interesting and rewarding role which offers the chance to positively impact the experience and outcomes of our students.

In return, we offer you:

• Generous 31 days of annual leave on top of Bank Holidays
• 5 closure days over Christmas period
• Season Ticket Loan
• Access to MyLifestyle benefit platform with plentiful of discounts and offers
• Access to discounts via Totum Card
• Free eye test
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice schemes
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies
• Our commitment to training and development
• Our location in Canary Wharf with many transport links for easy access

To meet the requirements of this student-facing role, the successful candidate will be based full-time at the UoSiL campus in Canary Wharf. 

If you are up for the challenge and want to know more, please click 'Apply'. You will need to register on our e-recruitment platform and complete an application form.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact Kim Patrick, Acting Head of Services for Students via email address  kim.patrick@sunderland.ac.uk

Interviews will be held on: TBC

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