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Our Student Wellbeing Service is committed to ensuring that students receive the necessary support to navigate their university experience and achieve their full potential.

The role

We are recruiting for a Student Wellbeing Advisor within the Outreach Team which forms part of the Wellbeing Service in the Student Support Directorate.

You will be part of a team of advisors who support the wellbeing of students across a 24/7 timeframe. The position will involve being part of our Open-Door service, where you will conduct wellbeing chats, and therefore direct and virtual contact with students is a day-to-day task. Creating plans to promote and maintain a student's wellbeing will be a key part of this role.

The hours of work will be from 6pm to 6am on a 3 on 3 off rolling shift pattern. The role will be primarily based at our main Student Hub on our Highfield Campus.

About you

You will be a hardworking, compassionate individual who puts the student at the centre of everything we do. You will have experience in ensuring that you work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that appropriate support is sought for our students. You will be proactive and responsive to our student needs and be creative when forming plans to maintain and maximise a student’s wellbeing. To do so, you will be adept at communicating with a diverse range of individuals from varying backgrounds and have specialist knowledge and understanding of race, multiculturalism, and diversity.

What we can offer you

The Wellbeing Team is based on our Highfield Campus, right in the heart of a vibrant city and only 90 minutes from London.

We offer some fantastic benefits including 44 days leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days), excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental and carers leave), a wide variety of on and off-campus arts and culture facilities and access to a range of staff discounts and offers at local shops, restaurants and service providers. You will also have access to our sports complex and Hartley Library based which are minutes away on foot.

As a University, we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world.

We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We select candidates on the basis of merit and ability and aspire to thrive in the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all candidates with an interest in the role, and those who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities.

This role attracts a 15% shift allowance calculated at the base scale point of the role.

As a university, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days, we are committed to supporting our staff and students and are open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.