Student Wellbeing Officer

We have an exciting opportunity available for a **Student Wellbeing Officer**to join our award winning and highly successful team on a full-time basis. In return you will earn a competitive salary of **£23,507 per annum.**

At Bournemouth & Poole College our staff are passionate and committed to achieve the very best outcomes for our students - we transform lives. We recognise and value our people as our most important asset in achieving each of the strategic outcomes withinour College’s Strategic Plan. We believe it is through our people that an excellent student experience will be delivered, and this will have a positive impact in our local community.

We value inclusion and we are committed to the promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring we have a diverse, skilled, and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged. This makes our College a unique, vibrant and rewarding place to work.You will be employed through Southern Educational Professional Services Ltd; a subsidiary of the College.

**The Student Wellbeing Officer Role**

You will work across the college within a dedicated and supportive team providing supportto students that are deemed ‘At Risk’ on a number of pastoral topics and referring to support within Student Inclusion and Support and the wider Student Experiencedirectorate as appropriate with regular one-to-one’s appropriately recorded.

You will be a Designated Safeguarding Officer, referring internally and externally, sharing information and reports as appropriate.

**Responsibilities as our Student Wellbeing Officer will include**:

- Take responsibility for a caseload of students that are deemed ‘At risk’ and provide intervention/support for these students to promote educational attainment.
- Identification and agreement upon actions in the supporting of at-risk students with appropriate staff and external agencies, providing 121 support as required
- To take responsibility for a caseload of LAC students & attend all Personal Education Planning meetings & offer support and intervention to achieve
- To attend and contribute to CIN and CP meetings when required by social care.
- To take responsibility for dealing with external agencies regarding requests for information and processing and writing reports i.e. Social care, police.
To assist the wider Student Experience team with new and ongoing projects and awareness campaigns
- Work collaboratively as part of the Wellbeing team and provide cover for other members of the team
- To be a Designated Safeguarding Officer, taking responsibility for a site safeguarding phone

**As our Student Wellbeing Officer you will need**:

- A broad knowledge of the issues facing young people in post-16 education.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection in relation to welfare needs.
- Knowledge and understanding of emotional support needs of adolescents.
- Knowledge of external support services available to young people.
- Experience identifying situations where referral is appropriate for staff and students.
- Recent experience of working with young people aged 16+.
- Experience of working as an effective member of a team.
- Experience of negotiating with and on behalf of others.
- Experience in liaising effectively with tutors and outside agencies.
- Recent experience in safeguarding children.
- Ability to work within College policies on confidentiality and Child Protection.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of learners and staff both on an individual basis and in group settings.
- Experience of looking at data and effectively acting upon finding.
- Ability to relate to and motivate young people and staff from diverse backgrounds

**Benefits will include**:
You will receive excellent benefits and a competitive salary:

- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 after 5 years' service
- up to 4 days additional leave during the Christmas closure period
- Free parking at all of our college sites (where spaces are available)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Enrolment into the NEST Pension Scheme

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks which includesan enhanced DBS check as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK.