Student Support Officer, Greater London

You could be in a full time Student Support Officer role, working term time only. How does being off during College holidays sound to you?
 
You will be working 36 hours a week, term time only, in a college based across Uxbridge and Hayes campusses.
 
£20,611 to £24,996 Actual salary for 36 hours per week, term time only – plus benefits!
 
In this varied and interesting role, you will assess and offer appropriate support to students, referring to external agencies when necessary, including support for vulnerable students, those with Mental Health issues, Looked After Children and those identified as ‘at risk’.  
 
You will also take a lead role working with the Student Council to co-ordinate enrichment for learners, such as student activities and events, working with the Student Executive Committee and Tutor Reps.  After a period of training, you will also become a designated Safeguarding Officer.

You’ll already have experience of working with young people aged 14+ in an informal and supportive capacity and are able to engage effectively with learners from a wide variety of backgrounds to positively influence young people, demonstrating good listening and interpersonal skills, and be able to work on your own initiative. Teamwork comes easy to you, and you’re already aware and committed to Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding.  

Benefits include:

• Incremental progression within salary band awarded for good performance
• Ongoing training and development to help you progress in your career
• Excellent opportunities for internal promotion
• Teachers/Local Government pension scheme
• Free car parking on all Campuses
• Subsidised gym membership at More Energy fitness centres
• Dental insurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Public Transport Season Ticket Loan scheme

If this sounds like you – please apply now, and one of the consultants will be in touch.

As a Disability Confident business we warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Protocol is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.

We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.

Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs to assessment and support staff roles, all with very competitive pay rates and benefits – your future is in good hands.

The Legal Bit

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.