The Team
The Student Wellbeing, Disability and Inclusion Service provides high quality support to students. Comprising of two teams: Wellbeing & Welfare and Disability & Inclusion, providing holistic clinical and solution focussed support to enable students to engage successfully with their studies. The service offers a multi-disciplinary approach to student wellbeing, working collaboratively to achieve excellent outcomes for students.
The role
We are looking to appoint a full-time Administrative Coordinator to work within our Student Wellbeing Team at York St John University.
The post-holder will provide skilled, high-level administrative support which underpins the effective running of the University’s Wellbeing Team. This includes allocating and communicating appointments for students, monitoring waiting times and key service data, fielding initial enquiries from a range of sources, administering the waiting list, making decisions about when to escalate issues, and assisting with a range of other administration duties.
The role also requires that the post-holder will develop and maintain relationships across the university community, working as part of the broader Student Services teams and the Student Success & Learning Services directorate. They will connect with colleagues, working together to ensure students are properly signposted to relevant and appropriate support
The successful candidate will be joining the University at an exciting time, as we implement service developments to further improve the student experience.
Required skills and experience
With a background of working in a customer-focussed environment, the successful candidate will have significant experience of providing a high standard of administrative support.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to respond effectively in challenging interactions with customers.
In addition, the post-holder will have experience of making standard day-to-day decisions, such as how best to prioritise, organise and undertake work, whilst maintaining safety and confidentiality.
Additional information
Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 27th June 2025.
Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we may close earlier if we receive a high level of applications.
Application process support
We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.
Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can be helpful in shaping your responses, but we encourage you to share your answers in your own words.
Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and for additional costs (if applicable to the role)
Further information about life at YSJ
Our attached 'further information' document below provides further information about our culture, achievements and testimonials from our employees.
Closing Date - Friday 17 October 2025 at midnight Provisional Interview Date - Thursday 06 November 2025