Job Title: Student Engagement Tutor
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £25,948 – £28,131 per annum – SS3.
Job type: Permanent, Full-time.
University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.
The Role:
University College Birmingham is entering one of the most exciting and ambitious periods of development and we are delighted to be rebranding and reshaping our Business School with a future focused, digital, industry and community-based approach.
Under the leadership of a new Executive Dean, and Vice Dean, the new School will span a diverse and exciting profile courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Our Student Engagement Tutors are a vital link in our support for students, and indeed the overall student experience.
We are looking for enthusiastic and empathetic individuals to join us to provide excellent pastoral support to our students. This will include tracking and monitoring progress, having appropriate conversations and supporting from the beginning of their journey with UCB through to transition into work or further study.
You will have previous experience of working with students and be an excellent networker, with the ability to build relationships with our student engagement team, student support services and academic colleagues, supporting a seamless approach to student support across the School.
We are proud of our fantastic facilities and innovative approaches in technology and enterprise where we aim to prepare graduates with applied skills that help them to keep pace with a fast-moving digital world. Student support is part of our holistic view to the student experience, and we are looking for outstanding candidates in these roles as we continue to build on already strong foundations. In return, we will support you to grow in the role, with opportunities for Mental Health First Aid training, coaching practice, CPD and development with professional bodies focussed on high quality pastoral care.
Benefits:
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 26 days’ paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions – 20.9%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Friday 14th July 2023 at midday.
Interview Dates – TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Engagement Officer, Student Engagement, Communications Officer, Public Relations, Charity Relations, Engagement Manage, Engagement Coordinator, Comms, Engagement, Administrator, Communications Manager, Communications Controller, Client Communications, Communications Coordinator, may also be considered for this role.
