Welfare Officer
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See what I’m working on!

Welfare Officer

Marzia Sartori

Marzia studied Modern languages, translation and interpreting at Swansea University for the last 4 years and is taking on the role of Welfare Officer for the 23/24 academic year. 

Being naturally drawn to people and finding joy in being a source of support for others, Marzia will be providing support and promote both mental and physical wellbeing to ensure everyone feels included, heard and supported. 

When she's not at work you can find her on the running track, doing yoga or chilling at the beach.

Values of empathy, mutual support and open dialogue are important to Marzia so feel free to drop her a message or come see her in the office!

 

 

 

 

From Your Officer

Abigail Egwuatu

I’m here to ensure our students feel supported, and to create the best university experience for all students. If you ever need to chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me. ‘In my free time, you can catch me dancing, exploring mumbles and having a good time at Peppermint

 
 

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

Welfare Officer

As a Welfare Officer, the primary responsibilities include leading welfare and liberation campaigns, addressing student issues such as housing, safety, and mental health, and promoting overall well-being and healthy living. This role is crucial in representing students' interests on welfare-related matters, ensuring their voices are heard, and their needs are met. Through proactive engagement and advocacy, the Welfare Officer works to create a supportive and inclusive environment, fostering a community where students can thrive both personally and academically.

 
 

What I'm Working On

Promoting inclusivity

Early Stages

Objectives:

  • Lead campaigns to increase visibility and promote the rights of minorities and people with disabilities.
  • .Support liberation and women’s officer and work together for the creation of events and workshops.
 
Improving housing

Early Stages

Objectives:

  • Establish a help desk to address house scams and landlord issues, offering the opportunity for students to engage with house agencies and potential landlords for more informed decision.
  • Introduce workshops and reliable sources to help students plan and make more informed decisions on housing options, ensuring more transparency.

 

 
Promoting general well-being

Early Stages

  • Ensure that every sport society has a welfare officer; provide necessary training.
  • Organise monthly workshops focusing on confidence building, stress release and anxiety management.
  • Promote sport and outdoor activities through the Get Active initiative.
  • Establish students' drop-in sessions where students can voice concerns or suggest improvements.
  • Provide support for students on their year abroad, including a year abroad wellbeing officer and facilitate connections with experienced students for advice and guidance.
 
Supporting students' mental health

Early Stages

Objectives:

  • Host weekly drop-in sessions in jcs, encouraging students to open up about their mental health concerns in a casual chat with us.

  • Maintain Mental Health Awareness Week, organising workshops and events to promote understanding and support.

  • Maintain De-stress week, providing activities for stress release and improve general students’ well being.

 
Safety on campus

Early Stages

Objectives:

  • Introduce a Bike Rental Scheme on campus offering flexible options at friendly prices.
  • Arrange University Buses providing safe transport to and from both campuses.
 
Cost of living

Early Stages

Objectives:

  •  Establish “Donate to help a mate” initiative where students can deposit objects, kitchenware, furniture, allowing others to benefit from that at no cost.
  • Maintain cost of the living crisis breakfast initiative.

 

 

 
Inclusivity and Diversity

Early Stages

Objectives 

  • Lobby the university to make visible commitments to race equality through actions and allocation of resources.  

  • Implement programmes to enhance representation and support for students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds which would help to foster an inclusive culture in the university.  

  • Work with the disability officer to signpost students with disabilities to the services and support available to them and continue to work to make sure that campus is accessible to all.  

  • Establish student support networks for marginalized and underrepresented groups to ensure that students feel included, supported, and have the best university experience.  

  • Continue to work with the university to improve reporting of racial harassments and incidents on campus and ensure that all students are adequately supported. 

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Improving Student Safety

Early Stages

Objecives

  • Continue the re-launch of the student union taxi scheme and continue improving the system.  

  • Work on a university-wide Suicide-prevention scheme to create a safe and supportive environment for students and staff.  

  • Create feedback channels to obtain feedback about the Buses and continue working to ensure that buses are more regular and effective. 

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Improve Student’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

Early Stages

Objectives 

  • Provide more mental health workshops to improve students’ mental health and wellbeing.  

  • Ensure that each faculty has adequate welfare support and resources, and student facing staff are trained in signposting and mental health first aid.  

  • Create a university-wide Mental health and wellbeing awareness week that focuses on a variety of mental health concerns.  

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