Study Centre Assistant
Telford College
Telford and Wrekin
- Expired
- Salary:
- On a fixed point circa £17,610 pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 August 2015
Job overview
37 hours per week, term time only
New College Telford is a growing vibrant College on a journey to become outstanding, specialising in advanced level education. With a first class learning environment for over 1400 learners from Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire and beyond. New College Telford is an ambitious organisation and we are seeking talented likeminded individuals to join us.
The College are seeking to appoint a Study Centre Assistant, to support students independent study programme to enable them to access the full range of learning resources in the study centre.
You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with students and staff at all levels and a very good knowledge of ICT packages to include Microsoft software.
This is a very busy and rewarding role that will suit a well organised person who enjoys a busy ‘customer facing’ role. The successful candidate will have a positive, friendly and ‘can-do’ attitude towards dealing with students and colleagues and resolving issues to provide excellent customer care.
The successful candidate will be required to encourage and challenge students to utilise the study centre area appropriately, therefore previous experience of working in an education setting and/or with young people would be advantageous.
Closing Date: Monday 3 August 2015 at 12 noon
Interview: Tuesday 11 August 2015
Further information or an application pack is available on our website www.nct.ac.uk or by email to personnel@nct.ac.uk.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
New College Telford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are an inclusive employer and are committed to equality of opportunity for all; applicants from all sections of the community are welcomed. We are a member of the Sixth Form Colleges Association and the Association of Colleges.
About Telford College
New College is a popular and successful sixth form college located in Wellington, Telford. It provides a wide range of academic and vocational programmes to over 1,500 students the majority of whom are full time, young adults aged 16 – 19 years.
Specialising in advanced level education, the college offers over 40 A Level options, a good range of BTEC Diplomas and is accredited to run the highly regarded International Baccalaureate programme. Running alongside a range of full time intermediate courses are GCSEs, and a foundation learning programme is currently being developed.
The college has recently invested £3million in new state of the art facilities and resources, including a new reception, student social areas, performance spaces and teaching and learning areas, which opened to students, staff and the wider community this September.
The college has a good record of working with the local community and other 11-16, 11-18 and post 16 providers and is developing new and successful approaches to partnership working to extend learning opportunities in the local area.
The Telford area itself is a regional growth point and it is both complex and dynamic whilst having areas within the borough of significant disadvantage.
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