Welfare and Disability Officer (0.8 FTE)

29.6 hours/4 days per week (0.8 FTE)

Arts University Plymouth is seeking to appoint a Welfare and Disability Officer to its Student Support team.

Student Support at AUP provides wellbeing, welfare, disability and counselling services. This role will work across welfare and disability, providing administration support for the student disability service, as well as be an initial contact support for AUP students, generic advice, signposting and providing an initial mental health first aid as and when appropriate.

About You:

The ideal candidate will have experience working in an education setting, excellent organisational, administration and interpersonal skills and an eye for detail. Due to the nature of the role, we are looking for someone with compassion, empathy and resilience, and the ability to work with different roles and people across AUP and outside organisations.

The Student Support department prioritises working together as a team and supporting one another. You will receive training, support and ‘pastoral supervision’. We are keen to hear from candidates of all backgrounds in order to best serve our diverse student population.

About The Role:

This role works across both disability and welfare. It will be the initial point of contact for students entering the department in order to signpost and/or provide advice, guidance and information. It will also provide support for students during times of emotional distress, as well as offering ongoing one to one appointments for students who would like low levels of welfare support.

The role also provides administrative support for the Disability service (DSA) and includes supporting the initial screening for dyslexia. It will provide general advice and guidance on the DSA process to staff and students, working closely with the Disability Advisors.

In return you’ll receive:

• 20 days (FTE 25 days) annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, and closure efficiency days
•  Access to a supportive Employee Assistance Programme
•  Enrolment onto a generous Local Government Pension scheme
•  Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and discounted bus tickets

Closing date: Tuesday 9th July 2024 at 11:59pm - however AUP reserves the right to end the advertisement window early. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The successful candidate will be willing to contribute to our ambitions and international profile as an innovative, sustainable and broadly inclusive arts university.

For more details, please view the Role Profile attached: Role Profile - Welfare and Disability Officer

Arts University Plymouth requires all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas at this moment in time. You will be required to provide proof of Right to Work at interview stage.

If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more, please feel free to contact Kerry Dungay, Head of Student Support on kdungay@aup.ac.uk

Arts University Plymouth has a strong commitment to the safeguarding & welfare of young people & vulnerable adults. A satisfactory DBS disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required from successful candidates as a condition of appointment.

We celebrate equality, diversity and difference, and welcome candidates from all communities. In the event that the University has employees eligible for redeployment at the time of shortlisting, for example due to the end of a fixed term contract, these candidates may be entitled to a priority interview.

Creative Education for a Changing World

Arts University Plymouth will set a vision towards 2030 based upon sustainable growth, solution focused teaching and research, and a commitment to impactful social justice and ecological change through its people, culture and place. Our strategy Creative Education for a Changing World will ensure that our work is energised and designed to meet the ambitions of its students and staff while acknowledging the shifting realm of creativity through new technologies and the workplaces of tomorrow.

Our strategy is built upon three pillars, Creative Endeavour, Sustainable Futures, and People & Place. Through this, we have set a critical path towards a holistic and embedded pedagogical approach under the title Teaching for our Time, that will guide all of our creative endeavours. We believe that authenticity, fulfilment and kindness are indexical qualities in the process of thinking, making and living.

Our vision for Arts University Plymouth is a new kind of arts university for the 21st century, preparing graduates who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of our times.

We will champion our people, place and pedagogy at the heart of our mission, delivering sustainable growth and impactful change in terms of creative economies, civic engagement and cultural ambition in Plymouth and the wider region.

We will enhance our reputation as a catalyst for individual, societal and ecological transformation, delivering innovative and distinctive learning, teaching and research through its interdisciplinary ecosystem of materials, processes, technologies and knowledge exchange

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