Join Arden University as a Wellbeing Adviser (Priority Groups).
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
Working as part of Arden’s Wellbeing Services, you will help form and shape this exciting new role, supporting refugee and asylum-seeker students across Arden to be in the best possible position to achieve success in their study goals.
About You:
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Wellbeing Adviser (Priority Groups) with the following experience:
* Undergraduate Degree or equivalent qualification or experience
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including listening skills and competent IT skills)
* Highly effective organisational skills – able to organise, set priorities, self-motivate and manage own workload efficiently with minimum supervision.
* Ability to communicate information that needs careful explanation or interpretation, in order to help others to understand or adopt a viewpoint.
* Experience of working with refugee or asylum seeker students from a diverse range of backgrounds in a Higher Education environment.
* Working knowledge of Safeguarding.
Desirable requirements:
* Level 2 or above Safeguarding qualification
* Experience of working in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) or Access and Participation-related initiatives in higher education
* Experience of delivering training and workshops.
Why Arden:
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students' journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits.
* 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
* A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
* SimplyHealth plan option
* Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
* Access to Perkbox benefits
* Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
* Plus, other excellent benefits
* Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
Our Values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
Sponsorship statement:
Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system. However, we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.
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