Student Support Advisor (TTO)

West Herts College

Student Support Advisor (TTO)

£22067

West Herts College, Luton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted today, 19 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: a97915d78d98468b9c4ce53daf680190

Full Job Description

You will be working directly with students, facilitating them to continue with their education and supporting them to be ready for work; you will collaborate closely with curriculum teams to deliver and plan personalised intervention sessions for students with wellbeing and pastoral needs in small groups and 1:1.

You will have a shared responsibility for monitoring and supporting students on your caseload, including those with mental health and wellbeing needs so empathy and a wider knowledge of specific support needs is important. If you do not already hold a Mental Health First Aid qualification, training will be provided.

It is essential that you are a confident liaising with not only students, but also their parents/carers and wider professionals as the role will include multi-agency working.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual to join our highly successful Student Support team. This role is the perfect fit for a proactive and flexible person capable of making a positive impact on our students., You will need to be well organised with attention to detail as the role will require you to support the service in accurate recording and monitoring of safeguarding and welfare concerns. The ideal candidate will have previous experience working with young people and/or vulnerable adults to remove barriers and support safeguarding., Disability Confident
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This role will be term-time only based at our Barnfield campuses, opportunity for full time or part time with occasional travel to other sites. You will have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role.

Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you'll be actively encouraged to upskill.

You can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas and early finishes on a Friday.