Mediator - AD2733SB

This post is fixed term until 31 July 2025, working for 9 hours per week.

Working with The Head of Mediation and Wellbeing and colleagues, the postholder will resolve conflict and build knowledge in conflict resolution internally and externally.

The Mediator will be a qualified Mediator, having registered with Scottish Mediation, or have the necessary prerequisites and willingness to do so immediately upon appointment. 

They will be a strong team player, working together to deliver a range of courses including a Scottish Mediation accredited training course in Mediation and in shorter mediation/conflict resolution courses internally and externally.

They will co-monitor and respond appropriately to emails within the Mediation@ email, and any other shared email accounts for which the team is responsible. 

They will support newly trained mediators as requested by the Head of Mediation and Wellbeing. 

They will contribute, assist, and support other work related to the University Mediation and Wellbeing agenda as required.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

This post will be primarily based at home although in person work will at times be required at the University of St Andrews including the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Ruth Unsworth, email: ru5@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Closing Date:  13 August 2024
Start Date: 2 September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter
Fixed term until 31 March 2025
Part time (9 hours per week)
Please quote ref:  AD2733SB
Further Particulars:  AD2733SB FPs.doc

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