Guidance Adviser - Fixed term for up to one year (Covering maternity leave)
- Location:
- 123 Flemington Street, G21 4TD
- Salary:
- £27,328 - £30,819 per year per annum
- Contract Type:
- Permanent, Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Guidance Adviser – 1 FTE (35 hours per week)
Fixed Term for up to one year (covering maternity leave)
Support Grade 4 - £27,328 - £30,819 per annum
Location: Glasgow
Ref: SS/19/10/21
As part of the Advice, Guidance and Learner Support Team the post-holder will provide appropriate impartial information and advice to all prospective and current learners as part of a quality, efficient and effective service.
We need you to be able to:
· Provide appropriate impartial information and advice to prospective and current students;
· Provide appropriate pastoral information and guidance to designated student groups;
· Co-ordinate written and personal applications for courses, responses to information requests and follow-up as necessary;
· Arrange and participate in pre-entry guidance interviews as necessary;
· Provide ad hoc reports and related information to senior management as necessary;
· Monitor the College’s on-line Information Service and direct enquiries to appropriate staff;
· Liaise with the College Faculties, Student Engagement Officer and Senior Funding Officer as required;
· Deliver presentations and talks to designated groups both within and outwith the College;
· Attend external and College events in a guidance role as appropriate;
· Work collaboratively as a member of the College Guidance Team;
· Assist with referrals for learners requiring additional support to learn;
· Co-ordinate in conjunction with the Team Leader in Advice, Guidance and Learner Support, applications from learners interested in applying through UCAS;
- Promote and encourage Equality & Diversity in all aspects of College operations and embed these within student support fund processes;
- Carry out any other duty commensurate with the post as required by the Team Leader Advice, Guidance and Learner Support and Head of Service to Support Learners.
You should have:
· Good standard of education (HNC or above);
- Possess or working towards an appropriate guidance qualification;
Knowledge:
· Demonstrate knowledge of student issues within Further Education Student Funding;
· Specialist knowledge relating to student support and / or UCAS applications.
Skills and Competencies:
· Good level of IT Literacy including a working knowledge of MS Work, Access and Excel;
· Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a Team;
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
· Confident and self-motivated;
· Flexible – Ability to travel and work evenings and weekends to cover events; and
· Ability to construct, use and maintain a computerised database would be desirable.
Experience:
· Previous experience of working within a Further Education environment; and
· Previous experience of working within a customer care and client central environment;
· Previous experience of working with a diversity of clients especially those with special needs or speakers of other languages advantageous.
You will benefit from:
· A generous Local Government Pension
· Blended/hybrid working (dependent on the needs of the service)
· Annual Leave – 33 days per annum plus 12 public and bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
· A professional development review process – continuous professional and personal development
· Three Staff Development Days – professional and personal development for all staff
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Mileage Allowance – reclaimable for travel on College Business
· Employee Counselling –– a service that supports you to stay well at work
· Family Friendly Policies – Maternity, Parental, Paternity and Adoption Leave – enhanced entitlements
· Sick Pay – Enhanced entitlement above the national average
· Wellbeing – a range of activities to enhance and support your wellbeing
If you wish to apply for this post please log onto http://recruitment.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/vacancies
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 11.45 pm on Tuesday 26 October 2021
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/equality-diversity/