Study Support Coordinator (maternity cover) (1074218EW)

Student Services is a diverse group of services and one of the largest Professional Services departments in the University; at the heart of what we do is a passion for enhancing our students' experiences. If you would like to find out more, please visit our website at www.soton.ac.uk/studentservices.

Enabling Services provides a wide variety of support for students who have disabilities, mental health conditions or specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia). We are looking for a motivated and proactive Study Support Coordinator to join the team to support the implementation of our exciting new Inclusive Learning Strategy and help us to continuously improve the student experience. Working closely with the Inclusive Learning Manager, your main areas of work will include:

Coordinate and develop our Inclusive Learning Volunteer programmeDeveloping and expanding our groups and workshops programme for students with Specific Learning DifficultiesEstablishing and developing a strong partnership with the library so that there is a coordinated approach to the provision of study support and workshopsPromoting new initiatives on appropriate communications channels and keep communications up-to-dateHave oversight of the provision of Assistive Technology across the UniversitySupporting students who attend the Student Support drop-in service

The role will combine both project work as well as the opportunity to work with students.  You will work closely with our Specialist Practitioners and will need to effectively build relationships with a range of internal partners.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

strong coordinating and administrative skillsproblem solving skills to introduce new ways of workingexperience of managing a fluctuating and often demanding workloaddata analysis and report writing skills are desirable

Please note, being able to work flexibly is a requirement as you will be part of a rota that operates from 8am–6pm across weekdays. Occasional weekend working is also required for Open Days, Welcome weekend and also Enabling Service Transition Days.

Please note that within Student Services we appoint to generic job descriptions and for this post, you will be appointed to our Enabling Services Client Service Supervisor job description, which is attached for full details. 

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed application form online at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Samantha Stubbs (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4046. Please quote reference 1074218EW on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 19 Nov 2018
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative