Clearing Assistant

The admissions office is recruiting for roles within our clearing team as admissions assistants for our clearing operation.The majority of successful applicants would start with us on 8th August. However we will have 8 roles beginning Thursday 4th July 2024. 

You will be a key member of the business process, interacting with applicants, assessing applications, data processing among other administrative tasks.

This role is under a temporary contract and will require early and late hours during key dates. If you wish to gain the experience of being a team member in a large business operation please submit an application.

Please note the number of hours available may vary due to the nature of the role. For this reason we cannot guarantee your position will be available until the expected end date.

Expected interview date - Week commencing 6th May 2024 - Interviews will be conducted in person on Holloway campus. After the interview you will be asked to complete a short test. 

In order to apply for this role you must have be a current student of London Met or a recent graduate of London Met

Qualifications

There are no minimum qualifications for this role.

Skills

Experience/Skills required

You are required to have good IT skills, a professional attitude and a strong work ethic. This role involves following specialised business and administrative work processes for which full training will be provided.

You will be capable of working in a team and able to communicate confidently with various stakeholders at various levels. You will be able to demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work as an individual.

This person will support the work of the Placements and Partnerships Officer in supporting the administration of quality processes and practice based learning within nursing and physiotherapy which includes providing administrative support to meet new and on-going regulatory standards for Professional, Regulatory and Statutory Bodies related to pre-registration healthcare provision.


The post holder will be expected to demonstrate their skills in using a range of University processes

and systems. Responsibilities of the role include support for meeting pre-registration regulatory standards, support for the administration of practise based learning and placements. They will ensure accurate and correct completion of department related administration in full compliance with the University requirements.

Key aims of the role:

1) Meeting quality standards.

2) Practice based learning ? administration and supporting partnership working with key stakeholders

3) Supporting pre-placement checks ? such as mandatory training, DBS and Occupational Health

Qualifications
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Skills
This should be a London Met Graduate with
Relevant administrative experience working in an office based environment with others.
Experience and aware of the legal framework associated with of handling private, confidential, and sensitive records.
Experience of editing web content using a content management system
Educated to Degree level or above, (or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant learning)
A commitment to continuing professional development.
Working knowledge of databases and digital systems particularly those used in
Higher Education institutions (e.g. customer record systems and business intelligence systems)
Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint) and in depth
working knowledge of Excel
Proficient in the use of cloud based products (e.g. Box,Google Drive and associated
products)
Proficient in the use of local databases (e.g. Access)
Willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.
Ability to proactively manage workload and prioritise tasks

The post is to support funded interview research concerning learners of colours’ experience of pursuing graduate career plans. The post would involve recruiting interviewees, setting up interviews, conducting interviews and preparing transcripts for analysis. You would receive full training and supervised throughout all activities. You would conduct around 12 interviews in total as part of this project. Given the focus of this project, you would also need to be a learner of colour (i.e., of African or Asian cultural heritage).

Main Responsibilities

· Utilise and deploy basic research techniques under the supervision of a senior member of staff.

· Assist in the planning and implementation of specific research activities, as directed (specifically, arranging interviews with individuals via email/phone).

· Assist in the collection of data including conducting interviews and focus groups, as appropriate.

· Assist in the analysis of qualitative data, as directed (specifically, conducting interviews either face to face or via Microsoft Teams).

· Contribute to the solution of problems encountered in the research context, referring issues as appropriate to the senior staff (the project lead, Dom Conroy).

· Administration around interview transcript production.

· Potential involvement with initial analysis of interview transcript data.

· Attend weekly (at first) face to face meetings to discuss ongoing work.

· Assist with the presentation of information on research progress and outcomes to relevant sponsors etc (namely, at the Advance HE July 2024 conference and the BERA September 2024 conference).

· Participate in the documentation of the results arising from research activity.

· Contribute towards the publication of research findings in suitable publications.

· Planning and managing resources

· Work to deadlines and manage competing priorities, with direction as appropriate from the line manager. University/school profile

· As appropriate, liaise with relevant internal and external contacts/organisations in related areas of study.

The purpose of the job description is to indicate the general level of responsibility and location of the position. The duties may vary from time to time without changing their general character or level of responsibility.

Qualifications

See Experience/Skills required field

Skills

Additional details

To apply for this post, you need to be either a current London Met student or within 18 months of studying for a degree at London Met. This is a requirement of ‘Met Temps’ the agency through which recruitment for this role is being administered. As above, given the focus of this project, you would also need to be a learner of colour (i.e., of African or Asian cultural heritage). To work in this role you would need to register with Met Temps, but note that this can be done retrospectively and you can apply for this role by emailing the relevant application materials to me directly. The rate of pay for this role will be the minimum London pay wage of £13.15 per hour.