Student Funding Advisor

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Overall to be responsible for the organising, administering and monitoring of all sources of student finance which will include: Financial Contingency Funds, EMAs and Adult Learning Grants and Family Action Grants.

• 22.5 Hours Per Week
• Permanent, Part Time
• Salary - £11,621 - £12,650 pro rata
• Swansea, SA2 9EB

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively promote all sources of funding for students and develop good working relationships with students, College staff and external providers.
• Maintain and develop, as required, systems and procedures for the administration of student funding in conjunction with the Finance Department and Student Finance Wales.
• Administer all Student Funds, as and when necessary, including the FCF, ALG, and EMA funds and Family Action Grants
• Liaise with students and tutors regarding funding issues.

About you:

• Level 3 qualification (A Level or equivalent) in a relevant field
• 5 GCSE’s Grade A-C or equivalent including Maths and English
• Knowledge of administration and financial systems
• Good IT skills – MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Benefits for you:

• 28 days annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Free Parking
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).