Student Experience Officer

UCS College Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

CPD days

Wellbeing days

2-week Christmas closure

On-site gym

Free parking

Extra discount package

Job summary

UCS College Group, based at Cannington College, seeks a Student Experience Officer to develop and deliver student-led clubs and societies and work closely with the Students’ Union to ensure all learners have equitable access to enriching opportunities that promote personal growth, leadership and community engagement.

The role includes coordinating residential provision and safeguarding, mentoring for wellbeing, and planning a diverse enrichment program for residential learners, including under

Job description

Based at Cannington College, the Student Experience Officer will lead the development and delivery of student-led clubs and societies, working closely with the Students’ Union to ensure all learners across UCS College Group have equitable access to enriching opportunities that promote personal growth, leadership, and community engagement.

Salary -£23,136 per annum Actual £26,101- per annum FTE *Plus 17.3% Employer pension Contribution.

The college Residential provision provides accommodation for students aged 16+ studying across any of our College Group. The College’s primary student accommodation is based at the Cannington campus and consists of 211 beds.

The role includes coordinating college Student Experience opportunities and EDI initiatives, supervising the Students’ Union space to promote a safe and inclusive environment, and providing tailored wellbeing mentoring to support individual student needs. This role will also co-ordinate and monitor the wellbeing of the College’s residential learners with a specific focus on the under 18 provision.

A key element of the role will be to provide support to all students in residential accommodation and work with students to mentor, self-assess, agree targets and review progress. The role will also plan and deliver a diverse range of enrichment activities that add value to the residential experience collaborating with the students to develop their social and leadership skills and prepare them for independent living. The working pattern for this post will be 4 working days, followed by 4 rest days. The shift will begin at 09:00 and finish at 20:40 with one hour lunch.

The Student Experience Team at Cannington interviews and allocates residential places to students. They provide 24/7 support for residential students with issues ranging from accommodation queries to student wellbeing, entertainment and enrichment. The team’s primary responsibility is the safeguarding of residential students. The residential provision was inspected by Ofsted under the Further Education Residential Accommodation: National Minimum Standards in October 2022 and awarded Outstanding overall.

UCS offer a range of fantastic employee benefits including:

• Generous pension scheme
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Dedicated CPD days
• 2 wellbeing days
• 2-week Christmas closure
• On-site discounted gym
• Free parking
• UCS College Group Extra discount package, this includes top retailers, supermarkets, holidays, entertainment packages and much more!

UCS College Group is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We encourage everyone to apply who wishes to and we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity