The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

 

Advice, Wellbeing & Welfare (AWW) provides inclusive, professional support to students experiencing personal, financial, housing and wellbeing challenges that may affect their ability to engage fully with university life and realise their potential. We recognise that students do not experience difficulties in isolation and take a holistic approach, combining early intervention and preventative support with specialist advice and casework for students facing more complex circumstances. Working collaboratively across King’s and with external partners, we help students navigate barriers, build resilience and access the support needed to make informed choices, supporting student success and contributing to an inclusive and empowering student experience.

 

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to utilise and further develop their specialist knowledge of supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence within a university setting. Working as part of a multidisciplinary student support service, you will play a key role in providing trauma-informed support, advocacy, risk management and specialist guidance to students navigating some of the most challenging experiences they may face.

 

The role may be particularly attractive to qualified and experienced ISVAs and other specialist domestic and sexual violence practitioners who are interested in applying their expertise within higher education, developing support for a diverse student population and contributing to institutional approaches to prevention, safeguarding and student wellbeing. This is an opportunity to further develop your professional practice while helping to shape the support available to students affected by domestic and sexual violence.

 

Alongside direct student support, you will contribute to the university’s approach to harassment, sexual misconduct and safeguarding, working with colleagues across King’s to shape policy, practice, training and institutional responses.

 

We encourage applications from candidates with experience both within and outside the Higher Education sector who can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role.

 

You will be offered a full-time, maternity cover contract for 12 months, or until the substantive postholder returns.