Administrator to the Academic Team

£34975

The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, City of Westminster

Posted 2 days ago, 3 Jul | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 11c5d10eddd34c76b9fd8063d3574a4d

Organise meetings, prepare documentation and take minutes for the Academic Team, Ethics Board, Boards of Studies, Teaching Committee.

Collate news items from the Academic Team and send out the Student and Faculty Bulletins once a month.

Work with the Academic Registrar to Coordinate the updates of the Programme Handbooks with the Academic Team and update the generic sections with the new template from Middlesex University, ensure consistency across handbooks.

Work with the Academic Team to produce documentation for validation, re-accreditation and review events

Administer aspects related to the faculty such as dealing with enquires from the faculty and signposting to relevant members of staff, coordinating teaching allocations, aiding in the preparation of teaching contracts, running the virtual staff room, organise faculty training and ensuring the Academic Handbook is updated and sent out to new faculty members.

Create modules from templates promptly before each term, and ensure they are ready for student use by the start of the term, including verifying the links on each page.

Ensure feedback is received from students and graduates. Ensure that annual surveys are sent out and collate responses for distribution in the academic team and produce statistics when necessary.

You will be joining an active and committed team and as such you will be required to cover essential roles if another member of the team is absent.

You will be flexible about taking on new roles that are commensurate with your terms of employment if these are proposed by one of the managers.

You will look after the environment and culture of the college, which includes being courteous and helpful to all users of the building; giving timely feedback on matters that might need action such as potential improvements to our websites, our communication methods, the fabric of the building or any other issues that pertain to recruitment, to our reputation, and to the wellbeing of all the users of the building.

You will produce timely and accurate reports at the request of the principal or deputy principal, attend meetings regularly, and take minutes if you are requested to do so.

Contributing to marketing strategy and using tools such as social media, blog posts, publications in relevant journals to promote NSPC.

The Professional Doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling (DProf) and the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (DCPsych) were first started in 2008. Successful completion of the DProf and the Existential Psychotherapy Training are accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA), leading to professional registration with these bodies. Graduates of the DCPsych are eligible for full membership of the British Psychological Society, and registration with the Health and Social Care Professions Council.

Experience of working in higher education desirable or other administrative experience, The successful candidate must be able to work well in a small and cohesive team, in which many tasks are shared between academic and administrative staff.

They must be able to be diplomatic and supportive when dealing with students and clients, who may sometimes be distressed or frustrated.

They must have the aptitude to learn to use our bespoke student management system

NSPC is based in West Hampstead in purpose-built premises within easy reach of West Hampstead Thameslink, West Hampstead Overground, and West Hampstead Jubilee line stations. The building is a twelve-minute walk from each of these stations. The 139 and 328 buses pass the front door. There are secure facilities for bicycles. NSPC has a green transport policy and encourages staff and students to avoid the use of private cars.