Peer Assisted Learning Administration and Training Coordinator

University of the West of England; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante au sein de l'équipe de Peer Assisted Learning à l'Université de l'Ouest de l'Angleterre. Nous recherchons un coordinateur administratif et de formation pour assurer la liaison avec les parties internes et externes, livrer la formation et coordonner le soutien administratif. Ce poste à temps partiel offre une excellente occasion de développer vos compétences en encadrement et en gestion d'équipe dans un environnement éducatif dynamique.

Benefits

Congés annuels généreux

Opportunités de développement professionnel

Économies au détail

Crèches sur place

Qualifications

• Expérience dans la formation ou le soutien de groupes.
• Capacité à établir des relations de travail effectives.
• Compétences solides en communication dans diverses situations interpersonnelles.

Responsibilities

• Coordonner et livrer des formations aux mentors et au personnel.
• Travailler en collaboration avec d'autres équipes et parties prenantes.
• Produire des rapports sur l'impact du programme PAL.

Skills

Communication

Gestion de projet

Travail d'équipe

Compétences en informatique

Résolution de problèmes

Education

Expérience en enseignement ou formation

Formation supérieure (préférée)

Tools

MS Office/365

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

About us:

The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) team is located within the Coaching Service in Student and Campus Life Services. We are a small and dynamic team working in a strategically important part of the student experience, dedicated to supporting the transition, increased academic confidence and wellbeing, and progression of students new to the University.

The Coaching Service aims to:

• grow the ability of our students to engage and succeed in their studies through increased self-efficacy delivered through a coaching approach, peer-on-peer academic and course support, and through extra support for carers, care leavers estranged students and refugees.
• support students in realising their talents, building on existing skills to maximise degree outcomes, employment opportunities and post-study activities.
  
  
  

PAL mentoring can happen on a weekly or fortnightly basis in timetabled group sessions, within taught workshops, open studio or lab sessions and during drop-ins in the autumn and spring semesters. Most PAL mentoring takes place in person on campus but there may be opportunities to offer virtual mentoring.

The key principles underpinning our PAL provision are:

• It encourages students to be resourceful and to use one another as a resource.
• It benefits all students regardless of current academic competency.
• It focuses on what and how you learn – both content-based and process-orientated.
• It encourages collaborative and active learning.
• It promotes academic integrity, learner autonomy, resilience and employability.
• It gives privacy to practise the subject, making mistakes and building confidence.
  
  
  

About the role:

The Peer Assisted Learning team in the Coaching Service is seeking to appoint an Administration and Training Coordinator with a specific focus on regular liaison with internal and external stakeholders; enquiry services; delivery of training to staff and PAL Mentors; and the coordination of administrative support.

You will work closely with our PAL Coordinators - designated academics within the Colleges – as well as colleagues within the Coaching Service and in other the student support services.

In the role, you will be involved in the development, design and delivery of training content, including for the online environment. You will provide ongoing support and development opportunities for PAL Mentors, Senior PAL Mentors, PAL team members and staff within Student and Campus Life. The latter may take the form of inductions, developmental workshops at meetings as well as orientation sessions.

You will nurture collaborative, operational working relationships with College staff as well as contacts in other services, and counterparts at other Higher Education Providers. This may involve presenting at internal and external meetings/ conferences and assisting in producing written reports on the impact of PAL provision year on year.

About you:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building and maintaining relationships; can manage competing priorities and resolve problems; and is seeking to use and develop their mentoring and coaching skills within a learning and teaching context.

To succeed in this role, you should be able to demonstrate the following essential experience:

• Supporting or delivering training to groups and individuals.
• Strong communication skills used in a wide range of interpersonal situations.
• Able to form and maintain effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
• Working as part of a team and across teams.
• Excellent IT and web navigation skills; experience of MS Office/365, including Excel, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams; and the ability to extract and manipulate data to produce reports.
• Broad based administrative experience in a complex organisation, preferably within Further or Higher Education.
  
  
  

Where is the role based?

This post is primarily based at our lively Frenchay Campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Jo Lewis, PAL Manager on 0117 3283452 or email: [e-mail]

This is a 12-month fixed-term post, and is part-time, working 18.5 hours per week, ideally across 3 days (two of which would be Wednesday and Friday).

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore primarily campus based, but with the possibility of hybrid-working from time to time depending on the task type.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

Right to Work in the UK

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. If you do not have current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible. Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting, we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.