Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Targeted Student Support & Guidance: Provide students with tailored advice and signposting on academic, welfare, and financial matters, while guiding students through university processes like Personal Mitigating Circumstances, interruptions, and attendance issues. Collaboration for Student Retention: Work closely with academic colleagues and university services, including counselling and student union representation, to ensure students receive comprehensive pastoral support aimed at improving retention and progression. Attendance Monitoring & Intervention: Track student attendance through school systems, follow up with absent students in collaboration with academic staff, and document trends to provide targeted support where needed. Welcome, Induction & Inclusion Initiatives: Support new student induction and promote an inclusive environment that fosters a sense of belonging in line with the University's diversity and support policies.

A bit about The School of Health and Society...

The School of Health & Society is a forward-thinking, dynamic school with a commitment to lifelong learning and real world impact, with our award-winning facilities give students real-world experience and we have plans to further develop our estate to build on this success. We're keen to leave a productive legacy of helping people at all stages of their lives, improving their physical, psychological and social wellbeing. We are passionate about research and problem solving on a large scale, but we also remain focused on the all-important smaller details, which directly affect people on a daily basis. We are focused on developing our


knowledge and understanding, so we can actively help people, our clients, to lead more productive, comfortable lives.


One of our key strategic goals is to advance equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across our workforce and create an inclusive work environment. We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative culture that adapts to client needs, with EDI at its core. In this role, you can expect to: contribute to our thinking and be challenging on how Salford can transform the way it addresses equity disparities, embraces diversity and becomes more inclusive.

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary - and excellent pension scheme Generous annual leave - An impressive 32 days leave, plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy even more! Flexible working - we support a culture of flexible and hybrid working, subject to business requirements. Professional development - a comprehensive package of training and development opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

This advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.