The University of Edinburgh
The Opportunity
A fantastic opportunity to support students to fully participate and succeed in their chosen courses of study, working closely with University academic and support staff and external agencies as required.
Student Advisers provide a first contact point for students within their School or Deanery, providing guidance and support, including additional assistance where needed, to those navigating the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role will enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students.
You can find out further information online here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/staff/supporting-students/personal-tutor-and-student-support-review
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
We are looking for individuals who like working in a vibrant environment:
- Educated to HND level, or equivalent related experience
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student support
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to remain calm and centre the needs of the student, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students in distress.
The full job description and specification can be found here .
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Important Information About Applying
As part of your application please upload an up-to-date CV as well as a supporting statement outlining your suitability and motivation for the role. Please include details of two referees in your CV and indicate whether or not you are happy for them to be contacted prior to interview.
Non-University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) – please refer to the How to Apply – External Candidate system user guide .
Current University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. internal applicants) interested in applying for this role – you must apply as an internal applicant through the People and Money Current Jobs tile. Please refer to the How to Apply – UoE Employee system user guide . During People and Money downtime, you can choose to apply as an external candidate. Please indicate if you have a preference for a particular School/Deanery. This is not a guarantee for successful candidates but will be taken into consideration.
Interviews will be April/May 2022
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
We are seeking to reflect the diversity of our student body in our appointments. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, and wish to particularly encourage applications from men and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
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