LOCAL ACTION PLAN
SCHOOL OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION:- Residential and Campus Services
Area of Focus
Action
Outcome & timeline
Lead on Action
Staff Engagement:
RCS is a relatively small division in staffing terms but
covers a broad range of activity. The majority of the
team are located in Bramber House with only the
Sport Service staff located elsewhere. This aids
communication within the team.
Ongoing
Director of RCS
Ongoing
Head of Sport
Housing Services Manager
There will be continuous regular divisional
management meetings. In addition, the Director will
continue to hold regular 1-2-1s with the Director of
Estate Services, Head & Deputy Head of Sport and
the Housing Services Manager. In turn the section
heads will continue to hold their unit meetings which
the Director occasionally attends.
Staff Development
The Sport Service has achieved the Investors in
People Gold standard which champions best practice
in people management and is externally assessed.
Training plans for staff development is at the core of
IIP. The Sport Service will continue to achieve
recognition at the current level.
The Housing Office will be pursuing Investors in
People Accreditation from October 2015.
LOCAL ACTION PLAN
Area of Focus
Action
Outcome & timeline
Lead on Action
Broadening Experience
All mangers will continue to be well-connected to
appropriate professional organisations both within
and outside the HE sector, and such relationships
are encouraged as part of their Staff Development.
These organisations include CUBO, BUCS, BICs
and BIFM and gives the managers exposure to best
practice and experience elsewhere.
Ongoing
Section Heads
Health & Safety
Although responsibility for Health and Safety is part
of the Governance office, the Director of Health &
Safety sits alongside the RCS management team
and health and safety is a regular item on meeting
agendas.
Ongoing
All managers
The managers within the Division will continue to
liaise closely with our campus partners and services
providers to ensure they are briefed appropriately
about University strategy and to deal with any other
matters of interest or concern to the partners or the
University community.
Ongoing
Director of RCS
Director of Estate Services
Close liaison with the Students’ Union will continue
including the oversight of the University employees
who work within the Union. These staff are treated
in all respect as University employees including
annual appraisal.
Ongoing
Director of RCS
Relationships
Partners
Students’ Union
with
Campus