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. Student Advisors process and update enrolments, manage allocated caseloads, for example, Students of Concern and Named Contacts. I work closely with academic and professional services teams, to enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of… Show more 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. Student Advisors process and update enrolments, manage allocated caseloads, for example, Students of Concern and Named Contacts. I work closely with academic and professional services teams, to enable students to achieve their potential, as well as ensure parity of experience for all students. I provide assigned students with a personal, professional relationship tailored to the student’s needs and requirements. Using my skills, knowledge and empathy in order to ensure every student assigned to me is supported in their journey throughout the entirety of their programme - from induction through key study transitions to graduation. I often support students during challenging and/or difficult points in their study journey, or changes to personal circumstances. I regularly engage with relevant committees and management groups to provide information or advice to the committee on individual student or student group situations.I support the wider student community within the School/Deanery, including where appropriate an assigned cohort, in order to help students to engage with the University, to feel part of a community, benefit from development opportunities and to understand their study options and the requirements of their programme. This includes supporting and contributing to communications, written/online materials, events and other activities.I am responsible for maintaining my own professional development, building professional relationships, skills and knowledge base; and for supporting colleagues to develop their skills and knowledge; in order to ensure students receive the best possible service. This will include proposing and implementing agreed improvements to ways of working. Show less

In this role I managed all casework for Edinburgh College Students Association, serving a body of over 17,000 students. I provided a high quality advice and support service to the students of Edinburgh College for a variety of issues such as academic malpractice, disciplinaries, mental health, homelessness and financial problems. I was responsible for conducting research and identifying student opinion and trends and also providing statistical and qualitative information and reports as required… Show more In this role I managed all casework for Edinburgh College Students Association, serving a body of over 17,000 students. I provided a high quality advice and support service to the students of Edinburgh College for a variety of issues such as academic malpractice, disciplinaries, mental health, homelessness and financial problems. I was responsible for conducting research and identifying student opinion and trends and also providing statistical and qualitative information and reports as required by Sabbatical Officers, the Director or Trustees.I wrote policies for my employer and co-wrote policies for Edinburgh College, as well as sitting on a number of steering and working groups dedicated to improving equality and diversity, student welfare, policy and LGBT issues. I was a safe-guarding champion for the college and a designated safe-guarding coordinator for ECSA.In addition to my normal responsibilities I also developed training programmes for class representatives as needed and act as a C-Card Coordinator for NHS Lothian Show less

Coordinator for the Edinburgh College Students' Association and Edinburgh Colleges 4 points. C-Card is part of the Lothian Sexual and Reproductive Health Service providing sexual health information and condoms. The co-ordinator has responsibility for the day to day running of the c:card point and ensuring that the service is run according to the c:card standards and operating procedures. The co-ordinator is the link person for all communication with the c:card team and must… Show more Coordinator for the Edinburgh College Students' Association and Edinburgh Colleges 4 points. C-Card is part of the Lothian Sexual and Reproductive Health Service providing sexual health information and condoms. The co-ordinator has responsibility for the day to day running of the c:card point and ensuring that the service is run according to the c:card standards and operating procedures. The co-ordinator is the link person for all communication with the c:card team and must ensure that the c:card team is informed about any developments or changes within the c:card point. Show less

A front facing role dealing with all enquiries regarding courses and student funding. Duties include accesing all applications received by the college, scanning and attaching neccesary supporting evidence, inputting student information to the College student record management system and assisting with matriculation. Working at Events. Working closely with various departments. Distribution and management of Student Absence Monitoring forms.

A front facing role dealing with all enquiries regarding courses and student funding. Duties include processing all course applications received by the college, scanning and attaching supporting evidence, inputting student information to the College student record management system and assisting with matriculation

This was a temporary position as a data entry operator, inputting exam results into the Scottish Qualifications Authority system. This position required me to work quickly, pay close attention to detail and have extremely accurate results. Occasionally during this position, I was also required to mark some exam papers using a marking scheme.

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This was a temporary position in a front facing role dealing with all enquiries regarding courses and student funding. Duties included processing all course applications received by the college, scanning and attaching supporting evidence, inputting student information to the College student record management system and assisting with matriculation.