Student Engagement Officer

at  Bradford College

We have a fantastic opportunity for 2 enthusiastic individuals to join our Student Services Team as a Student Engagement Officer.
As a Student Engagement Officer you will be responsible for all outreach engagement activities and promoting positive behaviours across Bradford College campuses. You will also help deliver a broad enrichment offer that develops the personal and essential life skills of students in line with the Bradford College enrichment strategy.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• Entry to Youth work qualification, or willingness to work towards this
• GCSE A*- C or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in Maths or equivalent. (e.g. CSE 1, O Level A – C) or prepared to pass a test prior to interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale.
• GCSE A*- C or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in English or equivalent. (e.g. CSE 1, O Level A – C) or prepared to pass a test prior to interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in an education or youth work setting
• Experience of planning, delivering and facilitating group work sessions.
• Experience of engaging students in extracurricular activities
• Experience of working with a diverse range of people
  For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk

• To provide outreach support to students at all Bradford College campuses
• Actively promote positive behaviours around all Bradford College campuses, challenging inappropriate behaviours at the point of contact
• Daily management of the student common room/social space
• To provide youth mentoring and positive interactions between students and the wider student services department
• Support the Personal Development and Youth Engagement Lead to organise, coordinate and deliver outreach services and events to develop the personal development skills of students.
• To contribute towards the achievement of Student Service objectives, targets and planned strategies to fulfil departmental KPIs.
• To provide opportunities for students to develop their Cultural Capital.
• To engage Bradford College Students in activities that will enable the student(s) to extend their personal and employability skills.
• Organise and deliver initiatives and events that recognise and celebrate the successes and achievements of students
• Provide groups for students seeking their input, advice, and involvement for the further design of student services activitiy
• To ensure all activity delivered and student engagement is appropriately recorded
• Contribute to and report against data
• To undertake tasks relating to the effective management and storage of documentation.
• To actively support peers across the department
• Supporting key events such as induction and open day.
• These duties may be amended from time to time by the line manager in consultation with the post holder
  For the full job description and person specification, please click here