University of Bedfordshire Support Worker rates 2015-16 Contact Details Health & Well-being Team (Disability Support) Senior Advisor :- Julie English _______________________________________________________________________________ Luton and Buckinghamshire campuses:- Advisors:- Sheena Edgar / Gillian Malins / Sharon Ryan E: [email protected] Administrators Denise Thomas / Debby Wakeham T: 01582 489622 (Student Support Reception) E: [email protected] University of Bedfordshire Student Support Level 2 Campus Centre Park Square Luton LU1 3JU _______________________________________________________________________________ Bedford campus:- Advisor:- Elizabeth Rodney T: 01234 793333 (Student Support Reception) E: [email protected] Administrators:- Dawn Butler / Sheri Garratt University of Bedfordshire Student Support Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA _______________________________________________________________________________ Health & Well-being Team (Mental Health Support) All Campuses Advisor:- Jill Gale General Information The University of Bedfordshire operates across 4 campus locations: Bedfordshire: Luton and Bedford; Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. DSA charges apply to DSA provision at the four campus locations. Students studying at our partner Colleges are supported locally by the partner College and not by the University of Bedfordshire. Charges will differ by college and assessors should contact the College directly to confirm support services available and related charges. A list of our partner Colleges can be found at: http://www.beds.ac.uk/partners-and-community/colleges. Students studying distance learning courses via the University of Bedfordshire will need to set up local support arrangements. Sign Language Interpreters / Communication Support Workers We do not recruit any in-house SLIs / CSWs and only use external companies such as Clarion or Terptree. Costs for these services will need to be investigated with the Health and Wellbeing Advisers on request Study Support Charges (Support roles and charges effective November 2015 We request that assessors use Randstad and Clearlinks as the two quote providers for non medical help support. Our reasons for requesting this are: • We want to ensure that our students have the best possible support experience • The use of two known providers makes the logistics of communication and monitoring of support more effective • These providers have good staff coverage in Bedford and Luton and can recruit for Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. For information purposes the rates for Randstad are laid out in table against each descriptor Band 1 Support Assistants Net VAT Total Practical Support Assistant 15.99 3.20 19.18 Library Support Assistant 15.99 3.20 19.18 Reader 15.99 3.20 19.18 Scribe 15.99 3.20 19.18 Workshop / Laboratory Assistant 17.99 3.60 21.59 Sighted Guide 17.99 3.60 21.59 Proof Reader 15.99 3.20 19.18 Band 2 Enhanced Support Assistants Study Assistant 17.99 3.60 21.59 Examination Support Worker 17.99 3.60 21.59 Manual Note Taker 17.99 3.60 21.59 Band 3 Specialist Enabling Support Communication Support Worker Refer to Health & Wellbeing Team Electronic Note taker 34.97 6.99 41.96 Specialist Transcription Services 24.97 4.99 29.96 Mobility Trainer 0.00 0.00 0.00 Band 4 Specialist Access and Learning Facilitators Specialist Mentor 49.99 10.00 59.98 Specialist One to One Study Skills Support 57.99 11.60 69.59 BSL Interpreter 0.00 Refer to Health & Wellbeing Team Language Support Tutor for deaf students Refer to Health & Wellbeing Team Assistive Technology Trainer 0.00 .