Student Support Development Officer

We have two posts that are full time, working 35 hours per week and fixed term until 31 July 2025.

We have two new Officer roles within the Student Support and Residential Life service cluster of the University’s Student and Academic Services. These roles report into the Student Support Development Manager. 

As part of the role, you will be coordinating and delivering initiatives to develop a whole-university approach to supporting student wellbeing. This will include planning, organising and delivering training and development activities with a particular focus on:

•A Personal Tutor development programme 

•Personal Tutor Resources Hub 

•University Student Wellbeing Framework 

•Intercultural Sensitivity Assessment Framework 

•University Mental Health Charter 

•Special student support initiatives

We are seeking two compassionate, efficient, and committed individuals to take on key responsibilities in managing the projects’ intricate logistics and fostering strategic partnerships. 

In this role, you will work closely with the University’s Student Union, internal teams, and external stakeholders to establish clear communication pathways and collaborative approaches for student wellbeing initiatives.

You should be at ease addressing delicate topics such as those mentioned above and engaging in constructive conversations about them with both professional and academic staff.

To apply for this vacancy please click above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through link below. 

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 10 December 2023 

Interviews are likely to be held on: 18 December 2023