Student Advisor (Enrichment)

West London College; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in West London is seeking a Student Advisor (Enrichment) to empower students towards personal and professional growth. The role involves guiding students, providing academic and personal support, and organizing enrichment activities. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to safeguarding students. This is a great opportunity to contribute significantly to student welfare in a dynamic educational environment.

Benefits

Excellent Holiday Allowance

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to Work scheme

Interest-free loans

Contributory pension scheme

Continuous Professional Development events

Discount at on-site salon

Qualifications

• Experience in providing academic or personal guidance to students.
• Ability to engage students in extracurricular activities.
• Knowledge of financial support systems for students.

Responsibilities

• Guide students towards holistic growth and development.
• Build positive relationships and rapport with students.
• Safeguard students and adhere to internal procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Advice and guidance

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Overview

As a Student Advisor (Enrichment), you will be at the forefront of guiding students towards holistic growth and development. Your role goes beyond academic counselling; you will empower students to explore diverse opportunities for personal and professional enrichment, ensuring they thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Proactively build positive relationships and rapport with students in the Student Support Centre and communal areas, modelling appropriate behaviours via informal and formal interactions. Provide friendly, accurate, and up-to-date advice, guidance, support, and signposting to learners in the Open Plan Student Support Centre from a 1:1 Support Desk on a rotational basis.

Assist learners in completing internal application forms for financial funds such as the 16-19 Bursary, 19+ Learner Support Fund, West London Trust Fund, and 24+ Bursary Fund. Provide break/lunchtime enrichment activities on a rotational basis in the designated communal areas, engaging with students to ensure that their leisure time is spent constructively and helping them maintain appropriate standards of behaviour.

Establish and maintain clear boundaries and expectations around attendance and punctuality, effectively challenge behaviour and regularly signpost students to support services, enrichment activities/events and employability opportunities. Take appropriate and timely action to safeguard students, providing consistent and professional service to all students. Identify and report any Safeguarding concerns using the College's internal and external procedures.

Responsibilities

• Proactively build positive relationships and rapport with students in the Student Support Centre and communal areas, modelling appropriate behaviours via informal and formal interactions.
• Provide friendly, accurate, and up-to-date advice, guidance, support, and signposting to learners in the Open Plan Student Support Centre from a 1:1 Support Desk on a rotational basis.
• Assist learners in completing internal application forms for financial funds (e.g., 16-19 Bursary, 19+ Learner Support Fund, West London Trust Fund, 24+ Bursary Fund).
• Provide break/lunchtime enrichment activities on a rotational basis in designated communal areas and help students spend leisure time constructively while maintaining appropriate behaviour.
• Establish and maintain clear boundaries around attendance and punctuality; challenge behaviour appropriately and signpost students to support services, enrichment activities/events, and employability opportunities.
• Take appropriate and timely action to safeguard students and report safeguarding concerns using College procedures.

What we offer

We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work they put into supporting our learners. As a member of the support team, you will receive the following:

• Excellent Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and college closure days at Christmas (3)
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers
• Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)
• Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
• Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon

About West London College

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation, and Inclusion. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to our students' education and their future. As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.