Wellbeing and Support Officer

Wellbeing and Support Officer
Education for Industry Group (EFI)
37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Term Time Only
Permanent
Electra House, London - Moorgate, EC2M 6SQ

About the role

The Wellbeing and Support Officer will support, safeguard, enable, and champion the success of all students by providing front-line and responsive advice, guidance, and referral to other services within and beyond the Student Services Team. They will respond to the needs of students, including providing pastoral care, practical advice, extra-curricular events, and work as part of a team responsible for the first aid provision for our students. The post holder will be personable, highly compassionate, skilled active listener with an interest in wellbeing and education.

This role's purpose is to ensure all students across the EFI Group, including the most vulnerable, make excellent progress both academically and with their social and emotional development. This post is part of the wellbeing team and the wider safeguarding team, they will be first aid trained, DDSL trained, and be prepared for receiving and managing disclosures in line with the EFI Safeguarding Policy.

About you

• You will have a proven track record of operating in a similar role in a comparable environment.
• You will have a comprehensive understanding of pastoral care issues and effective support measures.
• You will be knowledgeable about safeguarding, wellbeing, equality, and diversity issues relevant to this role.
• You will have a good understanding of learner needs and challenges facing young people.
• Strong organisational, planning, time management, and administrative skills is essential for the role.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of people is essential.

If you are interested in joining a dynamic and expanding environment to further develop your career, then we would love to hear from you.

Why The EFI?

We foster a culture where our team members can lean on each other, recognise each other and celebrate together! Our carefully curated benefits package offers something for everyone, whether you're interested in:

• Furthering your development through funded professional qualifications and a personal growth allowance
• Generous and flexible leave that suits your lifestyle, including an around the world trip after 5 years' service
• Market-leading family friendly pay, including 6 months fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• A monthly wellbeing allowance and financial loan structures to support your financial health

Salary:

From £23,310.90 to £25,901 per annum (Term Time Only 0.878FTE, pro-rata £26,550 to £29,500 per annum 1FTE), subject to qualifications and experience

How to Apply/Next Steps:

Please complete our application form and upload it via our website .

Please find the link to our application form here EFI Application Form

Please create an account and click Start Application to upload and submit your completed application form. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing Date:

8am on Tuesday 12 November 2024

Interviews/Recruitment Day:

W/C 18 November - In-person, Electra House, London - Moorgate, EC2M 6SQ

More Information/Contact us:

For more information about the EFI, visit our website and refer to the job description and person specification.

Please contact for further information or an informal chat about this campaign.