Student Finance Officer
| Posting date: | 22 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,749 to £29,123 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2026 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Cardiff County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cardiff and Vale College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Cardiff and Vale College are looking for a Student Finance Officer to join our Student Service team. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the work of the Student Service Experience area. You will be primarily responsible for assisting to maintain a highly effective and responsive college student finance service. Providing impartial advice and guidance to all potential and current learners regarding financial support.
Additionally, you will:
Promote and disseminate information available for Student Financial Support at Open Evenings, college events, or face to face drop-in sessions and pop-up workshops.
Provide effective information, advice and guidance to all learners regarding the various financial support available to them
Liaise with external providers as required to ensure learners are offered the most effective form of finance support
Maintain up to date and accurate records pertaining to all aspects of student financial support including paymystudent
You will take ownership of areas of the student finance service and lead on the day-to-day operations of this service ensuring processes are efficient and all associated administrative records are accurately maintained.
Whilst the ability to speak Welsh is not essential for the role, we would love to hear from candidates who are fluent and can engage with learners through the medium of Welsh.
In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.
Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favorably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.
The closing date for completed applications is 01/05/2026.
To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department via recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.
All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College’s procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.
Your employment with Cardiff and Vale College will also be dependent on suitable reference checks, before you are able to commence employment, Cardiff and Vale College must have received two references, one being from your present or most recent employer. We will contact your referees upon appointment.
Registration with the Educational Workforce Council for Wales (EWC Wales) is a mandatory requirement of the post
These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.
We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.
Additionally, you will:
Promote and disseminate information available for Student Financial Support at Open Evenings, college events, or face to face drop-in sessions and pop-up workshops.
Provide effective information, advice and guidance to all learners regarding the various financial support available to them
Liaise with external providers as required to ensure learners are offered the most effective form of finance support
Maintain up to date and accurate records pertaining to all aspects of student financial support including paymystudent
You will take ownership of areas of the student finance service and lead on the day-to-day operations of this service ensuring processes are efficient and all associated administrative records are accurately maintained.
Whilst the ability to speak Welsh is not essential for the role, we would love to hear from candidates who are fluent and can engage with learners through the medium of Welsh.
In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.
Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favorably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.
The closing date for completed applications is 01/05/2026.
To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department via recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.
All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College’s procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.
Your employment with Cardiff and Vale College will also be dependent on suitable reference checks, before you are able to commence employment, Cardiff and Vale College must have received two references, one being from your present or most recent employer. We will contact your referees upon appointment.
Registration with the Educational Workforce Council for Wales (EWC Wales) is a mandatory requirement of the post
These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.
We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.