About the Job
Full time – Permanent
Interview Date: 12 May
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Student Support & Advice team in a new role of Student Welfare and Safeguarding Adviser. In this role, you will deliver high quality, accurate and personalised advice and guidance to staff and students across the University about matters relating to student welfare and safeguarding. You will be responsible for delivering complex advice, for resolving challenging and high stakes issues for students and for making decisions on critical matters associated with student welfare and promoting a positive student experience.
The Student Welfare and Safeguarding Adviser will also be responsible for disseminating expert knowledge of specific policy and regulations across the institution, including the Health, Wellbeing and Fitness to Study Policy, Bullying and Harassment Policy and Sexual Misconduct, Violence and Harassment Policy. The postholder will work with the Student Support and Advice Manager to coordinate support for students in these areas, including the work of Sexual Violence Liaison Officers, and will be instrumental in creating and delivered campaigns which focus on issues impacting student wellbeing across the University.
If you have any questions about this position, please contact Anna.Quinn@northampton.ac.uk
About You
The successful candidate will be a compassionate and driven individual who is committed to providing a high quality and personalised support to students and working within a multidisciplinary team.
They will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of providing advice and support to students within an education environment with experience of identifying issues and possible solutions, assessing options and making recommendations. The successful candidate will have proven experience of navigating University Policy and systems and providing clear information to a range of audiences and the ability to convey technical or complex information effectively.
In addition, the successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build and maintain constructive working relationships and will be able to deal with, and support others in dealing with, complex, challenging or difficult situations.
Qualifications
Essential:
– Honours degree or equivalent experience
Desirable:
– Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject area
– Experience of working within a safeguarding or duty of care framework
Faculty/Department
Student Services, Student Academic Services.
About Us
The University of Northampton’s focus on a personalised learning experience for our students was recently cited by HEFCE as a reason for our Gold award in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2017. To augment this approach further we have adopted an ‘Active Blended Learning’ (ABL) approach which places greater emphasis on student-centred activities that support the development of subject knowledge, understanding, independent learning and digital fluency. Successful candidates for academic posts at the University of Northampton will be expected to adopt ABL as standard in their teaching practice.
This is an exciting time to join our University following our relocation in September 2018 to a new purpose-built, town-centre campus designed to adapt to 21st century teaching and the ABL model. We are looking to recruit individuals who share our passion for innovation, creativity and social impact and who will play a key role as we realise our ambition of transforming lives for the better and inspiring positive change.
The University of Northampton is one of only two Ashoka U Changemaker Campuses in the UK, and in 2017 was awarded the Social Enterprise Gold Mark, an independent guarantee that we have proven to our employees, students and stakeholders that we are committed to continuous improvement across our business in order to consistently deliver a positive impact on people and planet.
Right to Work
All candidates will be asked to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK at interview.
Equality
The University of Northampton is committed to providing a vibrant, ethical and sustainable work, study and living environment that values equality, diversity and inclusion. This commitment, along with our legal and moral obligations, provides an inclusive environment for staff, students and the public who may be affected by our activities.
Together @ UON confirms our commitment to equality and inclusion, underpinned by our belief in taking action. We are dedicated to creating an environment that celebrates equality and harnesses the power of diversity.
Together @ UON demonstrates our pledge to our staff, students and partners to nurture and develop an environment where equality and inclusion can thrive whilst we Transform Lives and Inspire Change.
To find out more, please visit: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/about-us/governance-and-management/management/equality-and-diversity/
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