Bursary Officer

Richmond Upon Thames College; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

Richmond Upon Thames College is seeking a part-time Bursary Officer to work Thursdays and Fridays within the Student Services Team. The role focuses on providing personal, financial and practical guidance to students and managing Student Support Funds to reduce the impact of vulnerability on outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have experience with young people and adults in an educational setting, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with financial systems and Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people and adults in an educational setting.
• Excellent communications skills and exemplary customer service to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide responsive, effective service to students on personal, financial and practical advice.
• Manage administration of Student Support Funds to minimise impact of vulnerability and socio-economic disadvantage on outcomes.
• Support students by providing financial advice and guidance to help them access college support and funding.

Skills

Customer service

Excel

Financial awareness

Student support

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are recruiting for a part time Bursary Officer for Thursdays and Fridays. The successful candidate will work within the Student Services Team to provide a responsive, effective service to students of the College in relation to personal, financial and practical advice. They will also provide support to students by managing the administration of Student Support Funds, with the aim of minimising the impact of vulnerability and socio-economic disadvantage on outcomes.

We are looking for someone with the experience of working with young people and adults in an educational setting. Excellent communications skills and experience of providing exemplary customer service to both, internal and external customers, are the key to this role.

The work involves providing financial advice therefore the some understanding of financial systems as well as experience of working with excel spreadsheets is also essential.

Richmond upon Thames College is part of the Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College Group (HRUC) and is one of London's most successful Further Education Colleges providing education and training to 16-19 year old's and adults from across Richmond, London and Surrey, for over 80 years. We have opened a new building in 2020 and a brand-new technology-focused STEM Centre in 2024.

Please note: for individuals who start a term time only role after 1st September, the salary will be pro-rated from the start date to the end of this academic year (31st August 2026). This ensures that the correct entitlement to pay and holiday pay relative to the portion of the year worked.