Head of Learner Experience

Hours: Full-Time

Contract: Permanent

Grade: PO7/8

Salary: £51,328 - £57,292

Closing Date: 17/04/2024

Location: Cross-Campus

About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability and Inclusion.

We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.

About the role:

Are you someone who is enthusiastic about shaping the educational journey of future leaders? Do you enjoy creating a learning environment that is supportive and enriching? We have a great opportunity for you! West London College is currently looking for a dynamic and visionary individual to join us as our Head of Learner Experience. This is a crucial position that will help us achieve excellence in education by making sure that every learner's journey is transformative, engaging, and empowering.

Key Responsibilities:

• To develop and coordinate an inclusive employability and careers programme/calendar for all learners and apprentices. including themed events such as job fairs and HE fairs throughout the college year.
•  To develop and coordinate an inclusive enrichment programme with a diverse timetable of clubs and learner societies for all learners and apprentices.
•  To build strong relations with external stakeholders such as employers to provide the best opportunities for our learners through schedules for enrichment and career events, ensuring alignment with college goals and learner needs.
• To coordinate logistics, resources, and staffing requirements for each event and oversee the execution to ensure smooth operations ending with a review and evaluation of the effectiveness of planned events, making adjustments as necessary.
• To promptly address learner concerns and feedback, maintain a learner-facing approach and demonstrate a genuine interest in fostering broader enrichment and career development opportunities for learners and apprentices to excel and thrive.
  
  

What we offer:

We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work they put into supporting our learners. As a member of the support team, you will receive the following:

-Eye care vouchers

-Cycle to Work scheme

-Season ticket loan

-Computer loan

-Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

-Continuous Professional Development

-Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform.

-Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

-Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon

Important Information:

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, which is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application. We may close the application deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your applications as soon as possible.