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- West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
- 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year - Permanent
- £25,119 per annum - £27,334 per annum (Actual Salary £20,615 per annum - £22,433 per annum)
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide advice on state benefits and assist students in contacting agencies like Social Care Services, Mental Health Services, and Local Authorities.
- Conduct class talks on various issues such as smoking, healthy eating, and substance abuse.
- Offer weekly client sessions where counselling isn't suitable.
- Assist and advise students who are or will become homeless.
- Identify and refer safeguarding issues to the relevant services and train as Alternate DSL.
- Support students in emotional distress and direct them to appropriate agencies.
- Advocate for students with other agencies and tutors, including during disciplinary procedures.
- Organise enrichment activities, including freshers events.
- Maintain accurate records in the Student Welfare recording system.
- Conduct student assessments and liaise with other agencies as needed.
- Monitor Children in Care, Young Adult Carers, or students with mental health issues, ensuring risks are known.
- Process safeguarding information from feeder high schools promptly.
- Support the Student Liaison team with drug searches.
- Regularly update Personal Progress Tutors and support the PPT service.
- Respect student confidentiality at all times.
- Undertake other reasonable duties in line with the role's responsibilities.
- Make a meaningful difference in students' lives.
- Be part of a supportive and dynamic team.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
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We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:
- Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
- Family friendly policies and flexible working
- Access to our employee assistance programme
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Company Events
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.
This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]
Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Closing Date: 8.00am on Friday 12 th July 2024
Interviews: Monday 22 nd July 2024
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website
