Student Welfare Advisor

at  Capital City College Group

Salary
£40,051 (1FTE) per annum
Contractual hours
29.5
Basis
Part Time Permanent
Job category/type
Business Support
Attachments
JDR004196.pdf
Job description
At Capital City College Group (CCCG) we are dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional education and training. Our focus is providing our learners with the skills to be successful in their futures, whether that is continuing in education through higher education, or an apprenticeship, or supporting them into a higher-level job.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are recruiting for a Student Welfare Advisor to join the Student Hub team at the Angel Campus, City and Islington College. You will have experience of working with 16-19 year olds and adults with high social needs in an advice setting. You will provide and promote specialist advice and guidance to students on a range of issues such as finance, housing, welfare benefits, bursary application, fees status and immigration including flexible student focussed drop in sessions
You will be expected to advise College management on policies and strategic issues relating to student welfare that may impact on student retention and achievement. You will work with other members of the Student Services teams and teaching staff to advertise the service and ensure that information is reaching all students/Staff across the organisation. You will also work flexibly to support Open Events and Enrolment.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AND FOLLOW SAFER RECRUITMENT PROCESSES. ALL SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL NEED TO COMPLETE A DBS CHECK, WITH SOME ROLES REQUIRING AN ENHANCED CHECK.

Our values Respect, Aspiration, Collaboration and Opportunity are the key ideas and principles that people within our organisation and our partners believe are important. They sum Our Purpose: why we do what we do, and Our Approach: how we go about our work.
About CANDI
City Islington College is an award-winning further education college in London with centres in Holloway, Angel and Finsbury Park. The College offers a huge array of academic and vocational courses from entry levels right through to HE for young and adult learners. These include foundation learning, A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Access to Higher Education. The College also works closely with all stakeholders and offers bespoke training and development programmes.
Our Sixth Form centre located on our Angel Campus offers over 30 A Level subjects to our students, one of the largest choices in the UK, providing high level academic study for around 1,800 students wishing to progress to university.
Find out more about City and Islington College here: http://www.candi.ac.uk/about-us
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive sufficient application for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.