AIMS AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB
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To lead and coordinate meaningful learner participation activities that ensure learners influence decision-making, contribute to continuous improvement and shape an inclusive college culture where all students feel safe, respected, valued and able to belong.
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To organise and promote a range of health and wellbeing campaigns and resources to raise awareness of relevant issues that impact on students and signpost to support.
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To support the development of Social Action plans and reporting using ‘Good for me, Good for FE’ initiative, acts of kindness and ‘I will’ campaign.
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To further develop focus group activities for identified cohorts of learners to support equality, diversity and inclusion objectives.
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To develop opportunities that enhance learners' character, confidence, resilience, independence, leadership skills, aspiration and readiness for their next steps in education, employment and adult life.
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To develop activities and resources to prepare learners for life in modern Britain, by equipping them to be responsible, respectful, active citizens who contribute positively to society, developing their understanding of fundamental British values and their understanding and appreciation of diversity.
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Develop enrichment activities aligned to the enrichment framework to enhance personal development and the learner experience.
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To support the delivery of the College Personal Development Strategy and Enrichment Framework through activities that promote character development, wellbeing, employability, leadership, active citizenship, cultural capital and preparation for adulthood.
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Managing the Hub space and creating and promoting inclusive, welcoming and psychologically safe environments where learners from all backgrounds, including vulnerable, disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, experience a strong sense of belonging and participation.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- To organise the College’s Freshers’ Fair in September of each year.
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To plan, coordinate and evaluate an annual programme of enrichment activities aligned to the College Enrichment Framework, THRIVE Tutorial Programme and Personal Development Strategy.
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To support and organise charity events throughout the year.
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To monitor and evaluate learner participation in enrichment activities and identify strategies to improve engagement amongst underrepresented learner groups.
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To coordinate social action, volunteering and community engagement activities that promote active citizenship, inclusion, sustainability and positive contribution to society.
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To ensure that the budget set aside for these purposes is efficiently spent and effectively monitored.
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To facilitate and oversee the provision of qualified guest speakers to deliver the health and wellbeing campaigns.
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To identify the recreational, social and cultural needs of students in order to facilitate their personal development. Organise and promote a programme of activities to meet their identified needs.
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To maintain good order and discipline among the students and to safeguard their health and safety both on the College premises and when engaged in authorised College activities elsewhere.
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Promote good working relationships between the College and relevant external agencies.
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Supporting the development of Student Ambassadors.
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To develop student leadership opportunities including Student Ambassadors, Student Governors, focus groups, and social action projects.
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To support students in developing the confidence, skills and behaviours required to become active contributors within the college and wider community.
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To organise and run the Student Conference.
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To represent the needs of students and help meet their social and educational needs.
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To develop and co-ordinate the FE Learner Voice Framework across the College and provide administrative support as required.
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To support the implementation of the College Inclusion Strategy, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, Careers Strategy and Personal Development Strategy.
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To actively promote equality of opportunity, celebrate diversity and ensure learner participation activities engage students from all protected characteristic groups.
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19. To contribute to the promotion of safeguarding, wellbeing and Prevent priorities through awareness campaigns, learner engagement activities and partnership working.
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To attend and support College open events.
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To provide support to the Clerk to the Corporation in the election of the Student Governor post.
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Produce analytical reports on learner voice, enrichment and student participation activities, identifying emerging themes, trends, impact and areas for improvement.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Refer to other members of the business support teams and other appropriate agencies to assist students to remain on course, return to College, or transfer effectively to alternative provision.
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Support members of the Information Systems and Student Experience Department in meeting the needs of students or College objectives.
- Contribute to the review and evaluation of Student Experience systems and procedures.
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Ensure a full working knowledge and understanding of courses and other services at the College.
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To undertake duties as a First Aider
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To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act
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To comply with the requirement of the Health and Safety at Work Regulations. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themself and for others affected by their work in ensuring that the Health and Safety responsibilities are carried out.
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Such other duties as are commensurate with the job purpose, the title of the post and its grading.
This is current at the date shown below and is a guide to the work you will be required to undertake. In consultation with the post holder, it may be changed from time to time by the College to meet changing circumstances.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.
All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:
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Enhanced DBS
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2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
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Qualification validation check
SALARY
The salary range for this post is from £12,550.11 - £13,641.49 per annum. Your starting salary will be dependent upon your qualifications and experience. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale.
HOURS OF WORK
The hours of work will be based on:
20 hours per week for 40 weeks per year.
ANNUAL LEAVE
As this is a term time only appointment you will receive a payment in lieu of holiday, which is in addition to your salary. You will also be paid for any Statutory Bank Holidays and concessionary days which fall within your working week.
PENSION SCHEME
The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Local Government Pension Scheme’.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
All newly appointed staff must serve a 4-month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to complete the corporate staff induction, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Keeping Children safe in Education, Safeguarding Training session, Prevent, GDPR, Cyber Security and Health & Safety training session. Failure to complete these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.
REFERENCES
Please note that without 2 satisfactory references being received before the end of the probationary period, new staff will not be able to successfully pass their probationary.
LOCATION
The successful applicant will be based at our Redditch campus but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.
VALIDATION OF QUALIFICATIONS
The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.
CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN A QUALIFICATION
If you are required to obtain a qualification as a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.
MATHS AND ENGLISH
All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.
SAFEGUARDING
The College 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.
All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training following their appointment.
Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education’s guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in Education’. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.
ONLINE CHECKS
Candidates shortlisted for interview and then subsequently become successful in the recruitment process and prior to a formal offer of employment being made will be subject to online checks being carried out by a neutral party not directly involved in the recruitment process. Consent for these checks was requested at application stage.
DISCLOSURE & BARRING CHECK
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.
RECRUITMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS
The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
Applicant/employees are required to declare any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020’.
The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any ‘protected’ cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.
Please read the ‘Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application’ document before you complete your application form.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.
TRAINING
All successful applicants will be required to undertake any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.
NO SMOKING POLICY
HoW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following:
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Cigarettes
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E-cigarettes
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Vaporisers
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Pipe smoking
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Cigars
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And all other associated smoking products
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES
Candidates with a disability should contact the HR Department before interview if they require any adjustments to be made for the interview and/or selection tests.
APPLICATIONS
A completed application form should be submitted. Curriculum vitae will not be accepted as a substitute.
It would greatly assist the shortlisting panel if the information submitted on your application clearly identifies and demonstrates how your qualities match those listed under the essential requirements on the person specification.
Please remember that it is not sufficient to merely repeat what is in the specification – you must show how you meet each requirement. You must also provide details under ‘previous employment’ which must include all employment undertaken since leaving full time education.
Completed application forms should be submitted by 28th August 2026 via our website at www.howcollege.ac.uk.
INTERVIEWS
The Interview date for this post is TBC; short-listed candidates will be notified with the details for interview. In view of the high cost of postage, it is not our intention to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful and accept our thanks for your interest in applying. College reserves the right to withdraw a position before the closing date if the appointment has been arranged or no longer required.
DATA PROTECTION/GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
Please be aware that HoW College complies with the current Data Protection Act. GDPR is a European wide update to the Data Protection Act, with more requirements and stronger enforcement. As such we expect all staff to fully comply with the requirements of this legislation. Failure to do so will lead to formal disciplinary action.
Members of staff will be provided with guidance in relation to GDPR to ensure that full compliance is achieved and maintained within the College.
Further information can be obtained by using the following link:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/
