Job Title: Higher Education Student Ambassador
Job Reference: REQ002637
Date Posted: 02/12/2024
Application Closing Date: 30/05/2025
Location: Paignton
Salary: £9.97 to £13.26 per hour
Contract Type: Hourly Paid, Fixed term until 31st July 2025.
The following position is open to students at University Centre South Devon only.
At South Devon College, we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success. To support our students on their learning journey with us, we are looking to recruit a number of Higher Education Student Ambassadors.
The Student Ambassador Scheme is being re-launched to support raising the awareness of our Higher Education offer. The hours available will vary depending on event attendance and requirements.
As a Student Ambassador, you will develop working relations and act as effective role models for students. You will be involved in informing and advising participants about higher education and will be required to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges, problems, and obstacles they may face, now and in the future. You will help participants to become fully aware of their capacity to succeed in education and help them to gain a realistic, but imaginative insight into the range of courses, careers, and employment prospects or opportunities that higher education can open up for them.
Benefits:
* Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships, and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
* Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18% OR Teachers Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
* Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym, and free eyesight tests;
* Life Assurance (if a member of the pension scheme);
* On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
* Employee Assistance Programmes;
* Access to Blue Light Card membership;
* Discounted travel schemes.
For further information regarding this role, please contact Sam Eustice - HE Admissions, Outreach and Engagement Senior Co-ordinator. Closing Date: This vacancy will remain open until 30th May 2025. Applications will be reviewed routinely by the shortlisting panel throughout the recruitment campaign.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs. Please do NOT send CVs; we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
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