Student Advisor

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum**

**College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences / School of History, Classics and Archaeology / Student Support and Experience Office**

**Fixed-term (10 months)**

**Full-time (35 hours per week)
We are looking for Student Advisers to be a key member of the Student Support and Experience Office in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA). The post holders will be part of a team responsible for supporting the student experience and providing help and advice to the taught undergraduate and postgraduate student body.

**The Opportunity**:
Student Advisers provide a first contact point for students within their School/Deanery, providing guidance and support, including additional assistance where needed, to those navigating the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role will enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- HNC/HND or equivalent level qualifications plus relevant work experience, **or **broad experience, acquired through a combination of job related training and considerable on-the-job experience, demonstrating development through involvement in progressively more demanding relevant work/roles.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student wellbeing and support
- Experience of working independently and ability to prioritise workloads in the face of conflicting demands
- Excellent interpersonal skills - remaining calm under pressure, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students in distress
- Constructive team player, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description **(opens new browser tab)

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme **, **staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will likely be held in late July.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages **(opens new browser tab).



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