Welfare at John's

Hello and welcome to the Welfare Pages! The Welfare team in John’s exists to try and make your time as a Johnian as happy, healthy and smooth running as possible. Hopefully these pages will assist you in finding out about the many and varied support services that are provided throughout the University and within College. If you would like more information on anything you find feel free to email johns.welfare@durham.ac.uk.

As a team we do the following things:

• Raise awareness of issues affecting students from alcohol awareness to student finance, stress-less to sexual health.
• Provide a safe, confidential and non judgemental space to talk.
• Signpost services both within College and the University which can provide support to students; for example the University Health Centre and the Counselling Service.
• Distribute travel bursaries on a termly basis.
• Organise events coinciding with welfare campaigns.

The St John’s College Welfare Team is comprised of the following people:

JHJCR Welfare Officer-  Sean Illing

Hello! I'm Sean and I’m your JHJCR Welfare Officer! As your welfare officer, I co-ordinate the welfare committee, alongside MCR Welfare and CCR Welfare Officers, to provide information, increase awareness, and signpost services which can provide support to students within college, such as the student2student network, and the counselling service and DSU Advice centre.

I attend DSU welfare committee with representatives from other colleges and chair college welfare committee with the welfare officers from Cranmer Hall and the MCR to co-ordinate and publicise welfare campaigns within college. I also publicise the roles of Student2 student supporters and assistant welfare roles on the college welfare team and ensure that those within these roles have adequate welfare training.

It's my responsibility to ensure that welfare supplies such as condoms and attack alarms are purchased and distributed, to keep the welfare information board up to date, to advertise and distribute the JJCR Travel Bursary on a termly basis, and organise Welfare talks on certain issues such as depression and student finance.

I'm also here to provide students with a space to talk in a confidential and non-judgemental environment about any issues that are troubling them, so feel free to come and find me if you want a chat about anything!

My e-mail is johns.welfare@durham.ac.uk, and my phone number is 07905468622. I also supply cakes and biscuits!

Assistant Female Welfare Officer- position currently vacant

If you live in and are interested in standing for this position please contact the JHJCR welfare officer.

The two assistant JHJCR Welfare Officers live within college and are integral parts of the welfare team. They conduct weekly office hours in which they act as a point of contact for students who wish to speak in a non-judgemental, confidential environment or those who wish to pick up welfare supplies. In addition to this they meet with the JHJCR Welfare Officer on a weekly basis to help plan forthcoming welfare campaigns and distribute posters and welfare information around college. In addition to this role the Female Assistant Officer holds the position of Welfare Room and office hours organiser

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Assistant Male Welfare Officer- position currently vacant

If you live in and are interested in standing for this position please contact the JHJCR welfare officer.

The two assistant JHJCR Welfare Officers live within college and are integral parts of the welfare team. They conduct weekly office hours in which they act as a point of contact for students who wish to speak in a non-judgemental, confidential environment or those who wish to pick up welfare supplies. In addition to this they meet with the JHJCR Welfare Officer on a weekly basis to help plan forthcoming welfare campaigns and distribute posters and welfare information around college. In addition to this role the Male Assistant Officer is in charge of campaign ideas and organisation.

Students with Disabilities Officer- position currently vacant

If you are interested in standing for this position please contact the JCR welfare officer.

The Students with Disabilities Officer (SWD officer) represents John’s students on the DSU committee for students with disabilities.  They act as a point of contact within college for Students with disabilities and as such will be very well acquainted with the DUSSD  (Durham University Services for Students with Disabilities), knowing how it works and easily able to signpost services they offer. They will also help to publicise any relevant DSU Campaigns that highlight issues relating to disabilities.

Livers-Out Officers- Matthew Funnell and Rachael Collins

Hi! We're Matt and Rachael, you're livers-out officers!

The livers-out officer is there to answer any questions raised specifically on livers-out matters. It is college policy that all second years should live out of college for that year, and many third-years also live out. Because of the difficult (and exciting!) nature of living out, ranging from organising payment of bills, cleaning, cooking, security, maintenance, dealings with landlords, neighbours and even sometimes (but not often) burglaries, the livers-out officer exists to signpost information on these matters. The livers-out officer represents all those members of college who live out of college (not only second years but also those third and fourth years who choose to live away from college). They signpost information on matters that arise for livers-out such as liaising with landlords and protecting tenant deposits. They produce the livers-out handbook, which contains practical advice on living out at the end of their term of office and can also organise livers-out socials to encourage people to come back to college to socialise. They also liaise with the DSU, sitting on a committee with livers-out officers from other colleges and assist first years with house hunting usually at the end of Michaelmas term and the beginning of Epiphany term.

LGBTa Rep- Goli Whittaker

Hi, I'm Goli, and I'm your LGBTa Rep! The LGBTa (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender association) facilitates both social events and welfare campaigns to promote awareness of LGBT issues to the University for John’s, and to John’s for the University. They are also available for welfare on an individual level and are keen to meet you whatever your sexual outlook. The LGBTa representative can signpost people to relevant services within the University. 

If you'd like to get in touch with me, don't hesitate to e-mail at golnaz.whittaker@durham.ac.uk or ring on 07903348951

Careers Rep- I-Hsien Porter

I'm I-Hsien your Careers Rep! The Careers Rep is involved in bringing together undergraduates, postgraduates, Cranmer students, alumni and college staff to share their experiences about careers. The Careers rep is someone from any of the three common rooms who works with the Careers Advice Centre attached to the DSU, and also our own alumni office to make sure that people are receiving advice and help on looking into/researching careers, finding out about work experience and local opportunities, and promoting various services – including help with CVs.

If you'd like to know more about what's available in Durham to help your career planning, or have any ideas for resources that you'd like in college, please get in touch: i.r.a.porter@dur.ac.uk.