Student Community Officer

Are you passionate about providing opportunities for young people to achieve their personal/social development goals? Are you a skilled youth practitioner, able to build trust, rapport, and relationships? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! Here at South Thames Colleges Group, we are now seeking a Student Community Officer for Kingston College. The Student Community Officer will have a pivotal role in providing a positive ethos within the College community.You will provide a welcoming, engaging on-site presence for students daily in communal areas, signposting to enrichment and other personal development opportunities to promote positive attitudes, inclusivity and behaviour.You will deliver both 1-1 and groupwork provision in relation to student attendance, behavior, safety and relationship building.You will actively identify and monitor students ‘at risk’ around campus for early intervention.You will work closely with internal colleagues and external partners as a key contextual safeguarding link to contribute to the College campus safety agenda. You will create and maintain up to date records and health and safety risk assessments in line with College policies. To be successful in this role, candidates must have experience of working with young people and have an understanding of issues that may affect a students ability to attend College. With knowledge and experience of behaviour management techniques and interventions, you will have excellent listening skills and the ability to establish positive and effective relationships with young people whilst maintaining appropriate personal boundaries. Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures is a must, as is the ability to maintain emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours. Please note that this post is funded for the 2024/25 academic year onwards so the successful candidate would not be expected to commence in post prior to August 2024. Subject to a cost of living review from 1 August, the successful candidate will be eligible for any subsequent increase in salary. Closing date for the return of completed applications is 21st May The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress. When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process