Safeguarding Support Officer

The Disability and Welfare team provide information, advice, and guidance to all students to ensure they are safe and well supported throughout their studies. Due to a busy workload, we need additional temporary support to help manage the student caseload and support the team – for this you must be able to hit the ground running from the outset.

Using your prior experience, you will help meet the needs of students on a range of study, personal, and welfare issues. This includes delivering effective and timely interventions and working collaboratively to champion student wellbeing. You will provide information, advice, and guidance to students as well as develop and deliver initiatives and training for staff and students. You will also be involved in monitoring the effectiveness of interventions made by the wider Safeguarding Team.

Your work will require you to build rapport with students in the online world and navigate complex situations in a calm and professional manner. Working with your immediate colleagues and colleagues across UCEM, you will ensure the best outcomes for our students.

You must have relevant experience within an education (or similar) setting and be prepared to learn quickly. For the full job specification and contact details: https://www.ucem.ac.uk/current-vacancies/

At UCEM we expect employees to demonstrate our values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support. Student satisfaction and success are our main drivers, and our people consistently report high levels of employee engagement; your contribution will be valued should you join us. 

University College of Estate Management (UCEM) is a long-standing and leading provider of supported online education with a long-term ambition to be the world’s most sustainable university. Wellbeing and work-life balance are a priority for us, with flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance amongst some of our key employee benefits. 

TO APPLY: Please send your CV, covering letter/email, and Recruitment Check Form to recruitment@ucem.ac.uk by no later than Monday 9 December 2024 at noon. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive. 

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

Here at UCEM we champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We celebrate diversity and the strengths it brings to our staff body, our student community and our Board of Trustees, recognising that people are key to our success. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.