About Morley College London
Established in 1889, and with our roots stretching back even further, Morley College London is one of the country's oldest and largest specialist providers of adult education. We provide long-term, sustainable and affordable programmes of lifelong learning across three centres – North Kensington, Chelsea and Waterloo – including 16-19 provision at North Kensington and Chelsea.
As one of only nine Specialist Designated Institutions (SDIs) in the UK, we serve more than 17,000 students through a coherent, student-centred course offer, underpinned by our mission to empower individuals and strengthen communities through education in Arts, Culture and Applied Sciences. Whether studying for personal development and well-being, to gain essential skills (English, Maths, IT), to access higher education, or for career development or change, our vision is for ambitions to be inspired and achieved through learning.
Following Morley College’s merger with Kensington and Chelsea College in February 2020, the College is reshaping its curriculum and professional service teams to facilitate an ambitious plan for development and growth. As the UK looks to a post-COVID recovery, Morley College London is more determined than ever before to support Londoners to learn, and so we’re looking for applications from talented individuals with energy and enthusiasm.
As well as joining a creative, innovative leading London College focused on social justice and providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all, there are plenty of other rewards for working at Morley College London:
- Generous annual leave allowance (30 days, more for teaching staff) plus Bank Holidays
- Christmas closure period
- Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Access to an employee retail savings platform, offering significant discounts at most major retailers
- 100% discount on the cost of undertaking a Morley course of your choice
- Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
- On site cafeterias
- A busy events calendar, offering you the chance to attend regular Morley creative exhibitions, student awards, dances, concerts and more
- A lovely work environment, surrounded by creative arts, music and friendly, helpful colleagues
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has come up to join the Student Experience Team.
The successful applicant must provide a high quality, student focused frontline wellbeing service. This will include supporting students with advice and support around their time at the college in a mental health and wellbeing capacity. The post holder will establish ongoing communication and positive relationships with students, peers, faculty and external contacts to
ensure students are provided with the best possible support and guidance.
You must possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Effective communication skills are fundamental to this role and this extends to communications to students, curriculum and other professional services staff as well as external partners. Additionally, you must have experience of providing guidance and support to students on a one-to-one basis and within a group setting, experience of supporting people with mental health issues, including appropriate management of students in crises and experience of providing educational support to students with mental health issues, disabilities, and learning difficulties.
Morley College London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, with previous experience working within FE and delivering high-quality teaching and learning on science programmes please apply. We would love you to join the team.