University of London
Job title:
Staff Wellbeing Coordinator
Company:
University of London
Job description
The University of LondonThe University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.The RoleThe Wellbeing Coordinator role is essential to the University’s staff wellbeing strategy which has been recently approved by the senior leadership team. The role will be diverse and interesting, working across different strands of wellbeing and with staff at various levels of the University.Our Wellbeing Strategy consists of 4 ‘health pillars’ which are physical, mental, social and financial and we aim to support our staff across all these areas. We aim to so this through imbedding preventative measures into our core processes and through a comprehensive and varied awareness, training and health measurement programme. We further commit to supporting our employees when they need us most. It would be these activities that you would be primarily coordinating.The Wellbeing Coordinator role will sit within the Health and Safety team who themselves sit in the wider Human Resources department. The Staff Wellbeing Coordinator is a new role at the University and so this is a great opportunity to drive excellence in this area. You will be liaising with a variety external providers in order to deliver the wellbeing programme. You will also be a key member of our wellbeing working group and instrumental in developing our wellbeing ambassadors. You will also be required to monitor our key contracts for wellbeing which include our employee assistance programme, occupational health and other health support services/discounts. We wish to improve visibility of all of these at the university, so promotion activities will be within your role.The job is 0.6 FTE so 3 days per week; there would be some flexibility on how this time is split but around half of this time would be expected to be on site at our Bloomsbury campus.For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.Further informationTo be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date 10th January 2025 at midnight.The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. To start with, the employee will need to be in at least two days per week out of the three. With agreement and following probation, some weeks can be just one day on site.The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 06:15:36 GMT
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