Student Wellbeing Officer (30hrs Part-Time)

Department: Student Wellbeing

Location: Role will be located in Birmingham (On-site)

Type of Contract: Permanent - Part Time – 30hrs per week

Working Days/Shift Pattern: Wednesday - Sunday (Wednesday to Friday 2pm-8pm & Saturdays and Sundays 3pm-7:30pm) - Please note, days and hours are fixed and not negotiable.

Salary Information: £24,000-£27,000pa PTE (Pro Rata from £32,000-£36,000pa FTE)

About GBS: GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more.

GBS' Vision: Changing lives through education.

What The Team Does: Supporting students' well-being by offering help with mental health, personal issues, and practical concerns like housing or finances. Providing guidance, crisis support, and promote a safe, inclusive environment to help students succeed both personally and academically.

The role: The purpose of this role is to provide guidance and support to GBS students in their learning, wellbeing and engagement throughout their studies. Your key task will be to address student Wellbeing by pastoral support and by guiding students to services appropriate to their needs. GBS Wellbeing Officers can expect to be among the first members of staff to be approached by students needing assistance with a variety of issues. Wellbeing officers must know all services and academic programmes offered by GBS, as well as appropriate external agencies and be ready to refer students to appropriate services. The Student Wellbeing Officer reports into the Student Wellbeing Manager.

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

What the role involves

Managing student referrals, alongside the Student Wellbeing Manager, acting as a link between the Wellbeing Office, the relevant academic team and relevant internal and external services.

Providing pastoral support to students who may be experiencing social or emotional issues. To ensure students with personal learning plans receive the learning accommodations outlined in the plan and that these are addressed in the classroom.

Maximising the attendance of students by working alongside the student engagement managers to support students effectively throughout their studies.

To provide immediate assistance to students on a drop in and appointment basis.

To maintain accurate student Wellbeing records and information and ensure confidential records are held and shared in line with GDPR requirements.

To assist with the organisation of health and wellbeing social activities and events for students.

What Experience/Skills are required

Bachelor’s degree in the relevant area, preferably health related

Prior experience in an adjacent or similar role, preferably within higher education.

Have knowledge of: - the DDA and SENDA and to know how to implement their guidelines - the JCQ and the range of reasonable adjustments that may apply to students with learning differences and individual needs

Experience of working with a range of physical disabilities and specific learning difficulties encountered in mainstream schools such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit and Asperger's syndrome.

Experience of selecting and using appropriate assessment materials, score results, convert raw scores to derived scores, analyse results, draw conclusions and make recommendations.

The ability to discuss student's needs in a sensitive manner and together plan a programme of Additional Support to facilitate outcomes of personal targets and tutor targets.