Director Of Student Services And Wellbeing

Job Title: Director of Student Services and Wellbeing

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £63,036 per annum

Job type: Permanent, Full-time.

University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Student Services and Wellbeing function at University College Birmingham as Director of Student Services and Wellbeing. You will be overseeing the development of a responsive and student focused support service, ensuring that it meets regulatory expectations, and that it continues to deliver an outstanding service to our students.

You will manage teams responsible for: health, wellbeing and counselling; safeguarding; student engagement; student finance advice and accommodation. These teams work across the full range of our provision, working with both further and higher education students.

You will have experience of managing support services in an educational environment, including experience of managing at least two of the teams in the Student Services and Wellbeing department. You'll have a good understanding of the regulatory landscape in Student Services and Wellbeing. Most importantly, you'll have an empathy for the diverse student body that UCB serves, and an understanding of the challenges that some students face in participating in higher education.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 38 days' paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions - 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Friday 16th February 2024.

Interview Dates - TBC.

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

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Candidates with experience of: Student Services, Student Services and Wellbeing Lead, Head of Student Services, Student Services Lead, University Director, Head of Wellbeing, may be considered for this role.