Student Liaison Officer Ref: ,000-22,800 Salary Circa 37 Hours per Week Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract until October 2017

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1 Student Liaison Officer Ref: ,000-22,800 Salary Circa 37 Hours per Week Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract until October 2017 The department of Student Services and Support are currently seeking a Student Liaison Officer to undertake a liaison role in relation to the Student Union to ensure that an active union meets the requirements of prevailing legislation, College procedures and the Student Union Constitution. You will also lead and manage the College Shop in developing shop services offered to students and staff. To initiate and develop social, cultural, welfare and recreational activities on behalf of the student union body and encourage learner involvement. The successful candidate will possess a minimum of 5 GCSE grades A-C including English and maths or equivalent. You will have proven experience of working with young people from a wide social and economic background. Closing Date: Monday 24 th October 2016 A job description and application pack can be obtained from our website: Applications, by CV if preferred, should be ed to jobline@colchester.ac.uk.

2 Vacancy Information Student Liaison Officer Ref: Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: 21,003-22,854 Duration: Location: To apply: Maternity Cover, Fixed Term Contract until October 2017 Colchester Please complete and return the attached application form, or send in your CV with covering letter if preferred, by to If you have already sent in your CV, we would be grateful if you could complete and return an equal opportunities monitoring form. If you have submitted an application, it will be passed to the manager and if you have been shortlisted for interview you will be contacted within 2 weeks of the vacancy closing date. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for interview on this occasion. (Please note this does not apply to internal applicants). Closing date: Monday 24 th October 2016 Additional Information Colchester Institute is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Colchester Institute are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act You must therefore disclose spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and are not subject to disclosure, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website. If you are offered the post we will need to obtain a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check for you. This will be an Enhanced DBS Check and a Barred List check for roles deemed to be in Regulated Activity. All staff new to the College are required to pay for their DBS unless they have registration to the DBS Update Service that is checked satisfactorily by the College. The College places a strong emphasis on recruiting high quality staff and on supporting continuing professional development for all staff to ensure that they are effective in providing high standards of teaching and learning and in putting customers first.

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4 JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Reports to: Student Liaison Officer Student Services Manager Grade: Support Staff Overall Responsibilities: To undertake a liaison role in relation to the Student Union to ensure that an active union meets the requirements of prevailing legislation, College procedures and the Student Union Constitution. To lead and manage the College Shop in developing shop services offered to students and staff. To initiate and develop social, cultural, welfare and recreational activities on behalf of the student union body and encourage learner involvement. Main Tasks: 1. To operate as the first point of contact and liaison for the Student Union and support all relevant meetings such as executive meetings, Student Services/Student Union meetings. 2. To provide a supervisory role for the Student Union team and to work closely with the Student Union and give advice which will ensure that the Union is efficient, effective, democratic and accountable in all its activities, including staff training. 3. To ensure that all legislation and other requirements are met in relation to the Student Union s operation e.g. election requirements, complaints procedure etc. 4. To coordinate the Student Ambassadors, including recruitment, training and involvement in activities throughout the academic year. 5. To arrange and ensure consistent attendance at the Learner Voice Group and Course Representatives. 6. To lead and manage the College Shop team in maintaining a well-stocked service which meets the needs and expectations of customers. To develop new services and initiative in order to maximise the service to students and staff. 7. To encourage and develop learner involvement e.g. course representatives system, cross college focus groups, Borough youth councils, National and Regional Learner Panels. 8. To work with a wide range of College and external groups to provide a comprehensive programme of social, cultural, recreational and welfare activities designed to enrich students experience. 9. To take responsibility for all the health and safety requirements, including risk assessment for all Student Union and enrichment activities and The Student Zone.

5 10. To liaise with the Student Services Manager and the Student Union President on a regular basis to ensure that the Student Union finances are fully recorded and accountable for audit purposes. 11. Work to promote and contribute to the College s Equality and Diversity Policy 12. To undertake such other duties as may be required by or on behalf of the Colchester Institute provided that they are consistent with the nature of the post. This job description is a guide to the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to change as working requirements dictate and to meet the organisational requirements of Colchester Institute. September 2016

6 Person Specification Qualifications / Training Knowledge / Experience Skills / Abilities Special Requirements Essential A relevant qualification at Level 3 or equivalent A minimum of 5 GCSE grades A-C including English and Maths or equivalent. Proven experience of working with young people from a wide social and economic background Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding as it relates to this role An awareness of the importance of Equality and Diversity. Excellent organisational skills Ability to work to tight deadlines Ability to work on own initiative Ability to work effectively as part of a team Excellent written and oral communication skills Excellent customer services skills A flexible approach to working patterns including a willingness to work some evenings and possibly Saturdays Willingness to work at different sites as required Able to work alone and unsupervised Desirable A degree or equivalent in Youth Work Good knowledge of IT applications Experience of working in an educational organisation Knowledge and understanding of local student accommodation offer