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CATS Global Schools Hiring for Christmas Course Student Welfare Officer Job at Canterbury, England Full Time
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ABOUT STAFFORD HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
Stafford House is a global company with schools based in the UK and Canada, but also our sales team based around the world recruiting great students! Our missions is to educate, inspire and help our students enjoy our cities, empowering them with confidence to realise their personal potential. We offer a true experience for our students and it takes dedicated and special employees to help deliver that. Our ‘Lions’ are part of the Stafford House family from the start as we quickly integrate people into the team and look to build individual skills to allow them to truly excel in their role and push onto greater things. Once a Lion!
Stafford House International is part of CATS Global Schools, a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers.
The group brings together 16 institutions that provide students around the globe with the education they need to develop real life skills for the future. Our dedicated team of pioneering, persevering people, including teachers and welfare specialists, work together to create a positive environment so that every student achieves their full potential.
Student Welfare Officer
Department: Welfare
Reports to: Centre Director, Welfare and Accommodation manager
Contract: Temporary, fixed term ( exact dates to be confirmed between 10 December- 7 January)
Hours: 48 hours over 6 days per week
Salary Scale: £627.84 Plus 12.07% of the gross pay in lieu of any unspent holidays.
YOUR PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Understanding of Policies and Procedures
- To have read our Student Welfare handbook and be fully conversant and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students, Group Leaders and staff.
Student Arrivals and Departures
- Provide a warm welcome for students, Group Leaders and new members of staff.
- Organise and participate in student orientation and induction, including ensuring that each student has an ID card on arrival, and arrange for the collection and issue of bus passes (where applicable).
- Plan accommodation for arriving students, organising pre-arrival and departure checks and damage surveys
- Plan airport arrivals and take an active role in meet and greets.
Student Awareness
- Ensure that each student’s cultural, religious and dietary needs are met and respected.
- Help students to adjust to life in Britain and to understand information concerning personal safety, British law and centre rules.
Student Supervision
Day Time
Day Time
- Ensure that all students attend the set activity/lesson, and deal with any issues appropriately
- Supervise students at meal times ensuring that they are eating and behaving well as well as mixing with students from different groups and nationalities.
- Work with Group Leaders to ensure they understand our policies and school rules, and are supervising their students effectively.
Night Time
- Manage lights-out duties: write staff supervision rota, supervise other staff on pastoral care duties
- Night time duty 4 nights per week (10pm to 1am).
Care of Individual Students
- Provide leadership for individual students and integrate them with other students
- Provide care and support for individual students, particularly if they are not used to being away from home. These duties will include: wake up duty and dealing with homesickness.
Residence Management
- Build a community spirit in the house/block via notice boards and house point system
- Maintain student discipline in residences, liaising with management team and Group Leaders. Report all damages to Centre Director and Group Leaders immediately
- Co-ordinate laundry and collect laundry fees from students (where applicable).
Health and Safety and First Aid
- Ensure that all Stafford House Health & Safety policies are implemented and monitored
- Ensure information relating to fire, Health and Safety and medical emergencies is correctly displayed on the information board, in residences and in the Common Room.
- Ensure that accurate rooming lists are kept and fire drills are carried out on a regular basis.
- Provide First Aid for students and staff as and when required
Communication and Information Recording
- Keep a clear and informative log book to communicate key information to wider welfare team and Centre Management
PERSON SPECIFICATION
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values – Pioneering, Persevering, People – we pledge to deliver a series of events, guests speakers and focus groups to ensure we offer respect and understanding to all communities
AND FINALLY
Stafford House and CATS Global Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect everyone connected with the organisation to share this commitment. All positions are subject to safer recruitment Pre Employment Checks in line with KCSIE guidelines.