► Job Desc: VP Student Support

Job Description:

Be a student representative on any relevant University committees, workgroups and forums.

To promote through campaigns and media opportunities University policy, procedures and academic issues that will have an impact on stakeholders.

Co-ordinate campaigns on welfare issues relevant to students.

To offer support to students who face academic misconduct and disciplinary panels.

Liaise with relevant internal departments and external agencies to address academic and welfare issues that have an impact on students.

Liaise with the relevant University departments to deliver an effective student representation system. To include the production of publications, hosting meetings and training for representatives.

To chair and convene the Student Advice Centre Working Group.

To work closely with the Advice Centre Coordinator to ensure that the Student Advice Centre services are available to students throughout the day.

All Sabbatical Officers, regardless of position:

As an elected trustee and sabbatical officer of the Student Union it is your responsibility to:

Uphold the Students’ Union Constitution.

Work as a team of trustees to oversee the operation of the Students’ Union.

Actively participate in the democratic process of the Students’ Union through the committee structure as outlined by the constitution.

Represent the general interests of students by being a member of both internal and external committees as and when required.

Feedback on issues discussed at University committees, presenting reports to the Executive Committee and Union Council as and when required.

Where necessary attend meetings on behalf of other sabbatical officers to ensure effective representation for students.

Monitor, review and deliver Student Union policy.
 
Liaise with external stakeholders as required e.g. National Union of Students (NUS), Primary Care Trust (PCT).

To work as a team to promote, publicise and co-ordinate all campaigns.

To regularly obtain feedback from students to ensure that the Students’ Union meets the needs of our main stakeholder students.

To contribute to the smooth running of the organization.