Accommodation Support Officer

Are you enthusiastic, a team player, flexible, fair, reliable, and trustworthy?  Do you have experience of working with young people and knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities?  You could be just the person we are looking for.

We are recruiting an enthusiastic team of Accommodation Support Officers to provide welfare, safety and practical support to students aged 16 to 18 in our 181 bed halls of residence. The role will involve liaison with student residents, responsibility for security, safety, wellbeing and organisation of events.

This casual vacancy requires out of office hours working including weekends and bank holidays on a flexible rota basis as we are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Working patterns available are:

Weekend shifts Saturday and Sunday:  17:00 – 23:00

Friday evening: 17:00 – 23:00

Must be routinely available to work times listed above as well as flexibility to cover other shifts.

Applicants should be over 18 years of age, have NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification in Maths and English e.g. GCSE grades A-C and will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS check and participate in induction training prior to shift allocation.

The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. 

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. 

Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• A competitive pension scheme


• On-site parking


• One campus facility


• Subsided nursery fees


• Additional annual leave available


• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay


• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development


• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities 

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship. 

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk

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