About Us:
Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.
With over 800 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.
The Role.
The Student Voice & Enrichment Co-ordinator will co-ordinate a small team and work with students and staff to develop, manage and supervise a programme of student focused engagement and extra-curricular enrichment activities which support and enhance the student’s college experience.
They will oversee the election process for our Newham Collective (Student Voice/Student Union), support them to ensure that the student voice process is effective, campaigns are managed appropriately, and arrange termly student voice forums and an annual conference.
Key responsibilities.
• Co-ordinate a small team, agreeing rotas, sickness absence, holiday requests and professional development to ensure staff are supported and developed to be able to carry out their roles, ensuring that all HR policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Provide inspirational leadership for the innovative development and delivery of enrichment and student engagement programmes.
• Inspire and motivate staff and students to fully engage in enrichment programmes by delivering relevant, contemporary content which enables students to develop a broad range of skills, essential for their own personal and professional development.
• Manage the development of appropriate materials and website information to promote student enrichment.
• Lead the continuous development of cross College enrichment activities that promote independence, develop personal, social and employability skills and improve health and wellbeing of students.
• Liaise closely with curriculum, support teams and students to collate up to date and current feedback to shape and drive the enrichment offer.
• Deliver sessions, activities and trips, including following all procedures and completing appropriate paperwork, including risk assessments etc.
• Ensure resources and published materials are relevant and up to date on the websites, VLE and noticeboards.
• Ensure that participation registers are maintained and updated to ensure data required by the College as well as external organisations such as Sport England is readily available.
• Lead on cross college activities such as fresher’s fayre during induction.
• In partnership with the schools liaison team, implement interventions for prospective students progressing into college.
• Oversee the enrichment budget, carry out regular stock check on equipment and order enrichment equipment as necessary, with the authorisation of the line manager.
• Review, monitor and evaluate on a regular basis the effectiveness of the enrichment plan and delivery.
• Contribute to a review and evaluation of the areas Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.
• Degree or equivalent in sport or youth work, or recent relevant experience
• Level 2 Coaching qualification
• Accredited First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain)
• Level 2 English and Maths or Equivalent
• A good understanding of developing enrichment and student voice initiatives
• Experience of collecting and analysing data to inform decision making
• Experience of organising and delivering engaging presentations
Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.
Recruitment Process
The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.
All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.
The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range.
We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
**Please note that we do not accept CVs**
Closing Date: 14/06/2026
Interview Date: TBC
Newham College of Further Education 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.