Salary: FTE £21,616 (pro rata actual salary £8646.40)
Location: Palmer’s campus (Grays, Essex)
Hours: 14.8 hours per week, full time
Contract: Permanent
Would you like to be part of a forward thinking, innovative college?
JOB OVERVIEW
As a College, our strategy is Career Focused Learning and ensuring that the learner experience and our relationships within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. As a project facilitator, you will be required to work with learners and be able to manage and guide them to set challenging work-based targets as they make progress towards their curriculum aims. Our learners have access to high quality work experience placements to supplement their courses. This role oversees the learner engagement with this process ensuring our learners are as fully prepared for their next steps towards positive destinations such as the world or work, apprenticeships or higher education.
WHY CHOOSE US:
As a college, our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher education or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- A competitive salary.
- A college environment fully dedicated to developing every student to reach their full potential, irrespective of their ability.
- Collaborative working with parents and carers to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work.
- A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
- A successful NQT support program.
- Onsite parking.
- Onsite canteen & coffee shop with locally sourced ingredients.
- A cycle scheme and discounted gym membership.
- Fantastic facilities to resource your ability to teach your students without limitations.
- Fully immersive teaching rooms allowing online teaching simultaneously at multiple locations
ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, IT skills (MS Word, Excel and Outlook), with the ability to work accurately. A confident and professional approach when dealing with students, staff and outside organisations is required.
Although this post is based at the Seevic, Benfleet Campus there may be a requirement to travel to the Palmer’s Campus (Grays, Essex) training and events. A full clean driving licence, access to own vehicle and willingness to travel to surrounding areas is required.
An understanding of Safeguarding including Prevent and Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation will also be required.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- A detailed knowledge of the curriculum and its means of delivery
- High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to work as a team.
- The ability to work towards deadlines.
- The ability to motivate both students and your peers.
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
- Excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Experience innovating to deliver the curriculum
USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability of working with children.