Student Adviser
Role Overview & Responsibilities
UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) /Student and Academic Support Service (SASS)
Full Time, 35 hours per week
Open-ended (Permanent)
Edinburgh College of Art is seeking a full time Student Adviser to join the team on an open-ended basis.
The Opportunity:
Edinburgh College of Art are seeking to appoint a proactive, empathetic and efficient individual to join the Student and Academic Support Service (SASS) as a Student Adviser.
Student Advisers provide a first contact point for students within ECA, offering guidance and support to those navigating the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role will enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students.
This is a fantastic opportunity to support students to fully participate and succeed in their chosen courses of study, working closely with University academic and support staff and external agencies as required.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Educated to HND level, or equivalent related experience
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student support
- Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to remain calm and centre the needs of the student, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students in distress.
- Experience of working independently and ability to prioritise workloads in the face of conflicting demands
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Closing date: 1st May 2023 at 11:59PM
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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