Student Support Assistant x3
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Job Title: Student Support Assistant x3Job Reference: REQ240303Date Posted: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTApplication Closing Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTLocation: LoughboroughPackage: Administrative Services grade 3 from £22011 to £23144 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.This role is suitable for current Loughborough University undergraduate students or recent Loughborough graduates only (graduated since October 2023).
The International Student Experience team is looking for current Loughborough students or recent graduates who want to gain valuable experience working within an international setting this summer. Student Support Assistants provide dedicated support to international pre-sessional students when they are not attending classes or lectures, running a range of extra-curricular activities, providing a friendly face on campus and generally helping them settle into life in the UK.
The role will help successful candidates to develop and broaden a range of transferable skills including intercultural communication, event planning and delivery, time management and more.
The Pre-sessional Programmes are delivered by the Academic Language Support Service. These programmes are for international students who are hoping to study at Loughborough University and whose English language has not reached the level required for entry to the University or who feel they need some practice in using their English before the start of their main course.
Student Support Assistants ensure that all pre-sessional students receive a warm welcome to the University and the UK and to delivering practical and pastoral support as required throughout the programme. This includes organising and delivering a social orientation (including trips), monitoring student welfare and relevant administrative and associative tasks. Student Support Assistants will also participate regularly in an out-of-hours duties and activities/tasks on a pre-arranged rota. Substantial evening and weekend work will be required in this rewarding post.
Candidates should have good interpersonal
communication and diplomacy skills. They need the ability to interact
with and establish relationships with a variety of people from
different cultural backgrounds, and with varying levels of English
language. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they can
work flexibly as part of a team, use their own initiative, and that
they can deal with demanding situations in a calm and professional
manner. Good time management, organisational and administrative skills
are also required. Previous experience in a similar role would be an
advantage.
Candidates must be available for the full duration of the contract from Thursday 27th June to Saturday 21st September.
Due to the nature of the role, candidates are required to be
residentially based for the contract (catered accommodation will be
provided with SSAs catering for themselves at weekends) this is
non-negotiable.
For further details
please contact Tim Hewes-Belton, International Student Experience
Manager:
Closing
date for receipt of applications is Monday 06/05/2024, 11.59pm.
Date of Interview – Wednesday 15/05/2024 and
Thursday 16/05/2024
For more
information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification