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We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

Overview

Join our new Student Success and Inclusion Team at the University of Sheffield as a Student Success and Inclusion Adviser.  As part of Education Development Services, you will join a highly skilled and impactful team committed to supporting and enhancing the delivery of education at the University.

As a Student Success and Inclusion Adviser you will take the lead on specific elements of the Student Success and Inclusion Team's work, developing and implementing bespoke support programmes and interventions which contribute to student success and inclusive education in the academic environment, and have an attributable impact on student outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering interventions which benefit all students, and particularly those from widening participation and underrepresented backgrounds.  This role directly contributes to the University's Access and Participation Plan (APP) commitments, as well as our wider student-centred and inclusive education agenda.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Lead on the development and delivery of student success and inclusion initiatives, projects, or portfolios of work, as directed by the Student Success and Inclusion Manager.
• Develop and deliver interventions which contribute to student academic success, and evaluate their impact on student outcomes.
• Work with academic staff to ensure their curricula and teaching practice is inclusive, student-centred and in line with institutional expectations.
• In line with APP commitments, provide intervention-based support to cohorts of students from widening participation and underrepresented backgrounds, addressing their academic development needs.
• Develop and facilitate workshops, events, and resources designed to enhance student success and inclusive educational practice.
• Work collaboratively with Advisers elsewhere in Education Development Services and beyond, to ensure success activities are sufficiently resourced and harness a broad range of expertise.
• Maintain accurate records of student interactions and outcomes, contributing to monitoring and reporting for APP and related purposes.
• Liaise with academic and professional service colleagues to ensure effective signposting and integrated support for students.
• Contribute to the evaluation and continuous improvement of student success activities.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Further Information

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place on the week commencing 15th December. This will consist of an interview, and workshop delivery activity. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 8th December. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact interviews@sheffield.ac.uk

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework.
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.