Overview
Permanent, Part Time (0.2 FTE – One day a week). Carshalton and Merton Colleges have an exciting opportunity for a Student Support Adviser to provide comprehensive and flexible support, information, advice, and guidance to learners to improve their likelihood of successful completion of their programme and progression into further education, training and/or employment. You will work in close liaison with students, staff, and external organisations to safeguard students and support them in achieving their full potential by offering holistic support, tailored to their needs.
Responsibilities
* Provide safeguarding-led support to learners, with proven experience in safeguarding capacity with young people, and demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding legislation and practices in education.
* Deliver student workshops or tutorials to a diverse range of students; conduct interviews, reviews, and produce risk assessments and support plans.
* Lead on safeguarding cases and work with the local authority on child in need and child protection plans; implement strategies to re-engage disengaged learners and prevent them from dropping out.
* Utilise strong IT skills to market and record all service provision and maintain a good understanding of post-16 education services and transition issues from pre- to post-16 education.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Level 4 IAG qualification or another appropriate area (Youth & Community, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Health & Social Care) is desirable.
* Experience of safeguarding and ability to lead safeguarding cases.
Contract Details
Closing date for the return of completed applications is 15 September 2025.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year and 5 days wellbeing leave.
* Excellent pension scheme with significant employer contribution (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme).
* Subsidised sports facilities, professional development and training, plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Benefits pro-rated for part-time staff.
Additional Information
As part of due diligence checks, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
In line with the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.
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