Student Support Officer
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,179.00 to £33,482.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff County, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of South Wales |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R5144 |
Summary
Applications are invited for the newly created position of Student Success Officer, a role within the Student Services Department at the University of South Wales.
The Student Success Officer is pivotal to delivery of an efficient and professional first point of contact for USW students, supporting transition and navigating policies and procedures to enable student success. Student Success Officers will work in collaboration with academic teams to ensure students facing barriers are effectively supported.
Based at Cardiff, Pontypridd, or Newport. This role will provide you with an opportunity to utilise your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support student success.
The University is currently operating a hybrid-model of working; however, the successful candidate would be expected to work on campus primarily.
Full-time and part-time permanent opportunities are available.
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
The Student Success Officer is pivotal to delivery of an efficient and professional first point of contact for USW students, supporting transition and navigating policies and procedures to enable student success. Student Success Officers will work in collaboration with academic teams to ensure students facing barriers are effectively supported.
Based at Cardiff, Pontypridd, or Newport. This role will provide you with an opportunity to utilise your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support student success.
The University is currently operating a hybrid-model of working; however, the successful candidate would be expected to work on campus primarily.
Full-time and part-time permanent opportunities are available.
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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