Student Funding Assistant (20404-0824)
Job Posting for Student Funding Assistant (20404-0824) at University of Warwick
About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Helen Cherrington (Senior Student Funding Adviser) at h.viney@warwick.ac.uk OR Gemma Hearnden (Student Funding Manager) at gemma.hearnden@warwick.ac.uk.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to the post of Student Funding Assistant based in the Wellbeing and Student Support Team. You will act as first point of contact for a range of stakeholders on all Student Funding-related matters, providing specialist information and advice via various media including telephone, email, webforms and face to face. In addition to this, you will undertake a range of administrative tasks relating to scholarships, bursaries and hardship funds, including collating and recording data, processing applications, checking evidence, and determining eligibility. Where appropriate you will signpost students to other internal and external sources of financial and welfare support.
This role will require a enhanced DBS check.
Please be aware that we are unable to accept applications from current Warwick students due to the sensitive nature of the work.
About You
You will have a good standard of general education and previous experience of working with students. In addition to this, you will have knowledge of statutory student support and the benefits system. You will also have previous experience of using Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook. Excellent face to face, telephone and written communication skills are essential for this role, and you will be able to work independently or as part of a wider team and have excellent organisational skills.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About The Department
Student Funding Support - University of Warwick
Student Funding Support provide a range of services that can help students to navigate the challenges and opportunities of student life.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Monday 02 September 2024 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).
Please attach a CV and cover letter.
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: TBC
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.
The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.
Job Description
JD Student Funding Assistant (20404) (1).pdf – 167KB Opens in a new window
Right to Work in the UK
We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.
For informal enquiries, please contact Helen Cherrington (Senior Student Funding Adviser) at h.viney@warwick.ac.uk OR Gemma Hearnden (Student Funding Manager) at gemma.hearnden@warwick.ac.uk.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to the post of Student Funding Assistant based in the Wellbeing and Student Support Team. You will act as first point of contact for a range of stakeholders on all Student Funding-related matters, providing specialist information and advice via various media including telephone, email, webforms and face to face. In addition to this, you will undertake a range of administrative tasks relating to scholarships, bursaries and hardship funds, including collating and recording data, processing applications, checking evidence, and determining eligibility. Where appropriate you will signpost students to other internal and external sources of financial and welfare support.
This role will require a enhanced DBS check.
Please be aware that we are unable to accept applications from current Warwick students due to the sensitive nature of the work.
About You
You will have a good standard of general education and previous experience of working with students. In addition to this, you will have knowledge of statutory student support and the benefits system. You will also have previous experience of using Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook. Excellent face to face, telephone and written communication skills are essential for this role, and you will be able to work independently or as part of a wider team and have excellent organisational skills.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About The Department
Student Funding Support - University of Warwick
Student Funding Support provide a range of services that can help students to navigate the challenges and opportunities of student life.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
- QS World University Rankings 2024
- Research Excellence Framework 2021
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Monday 02 September 2024 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).
Please attach a CV and cover letter.
- Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
- Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: TBC
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.
The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.
Job Description
JD Student Funding Assistant (20404) (1).pdf – 167KB Opens in a new window
Right to Work in the UK
We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.
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