Group Director Student Support
New City College Hackney Campus
Hackney
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- circa £74k-£83k
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 17 November 2024
Job overview
New City College is recruiting to an important post. The Group Director: Student Support plays a vital role in developing and supporting an exceptional learner journey of around 20,000 students each year, across the college's 10 campuses.
With superb leadership skills and solid experience in a similar student support focused role, you will lead teams, resources and processes to provide highest quality careers education, information, advice & guidance; student welfare and financial support; mental health and counselling services. Your directorate also includes the crucial campus administrators across the college.
Naturally, you will have experience of managing teams and support services in a large, complex education organisation with responsibility for significant budgets and resources.
New City College is one of the most diverse, exciting and rewarding college communities you could hope to work in, and your teams will comprise some of the very best, most experienced support specialists in the sector. In this role you have huge scope to make a big impact; it is integral to our students' success. If you're a student support professional reaching for the high point in your career, we want to hear from you.
About New City College: NCC is the dynamic group of further education colleges in East London which comprises campuses across Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering, and language schools in Oxford and Bournemouth. Our student body is about 50% 16-18 and 50% adult, with significant A Level, vocational, ESOL and SEND provision. Our 7-college merger places the group at the forefront of further education in the region. With a turnover of £130m, 30,000 students and 2000 staff it is one of the strongest and most influential further education organisations in the country.
Our college environment is second to none. We have industry standard facilities and equipment at all campuses, expert staff and partnerships with other high profile organisations which all prepare students for progression to higher education or successful careers.
We invest in our staff and other resources to provide a distinctive offer and excellent, supportive learning environment which meets the needs of students and employers and prepares local people for the changing workforce of the area.
You can apply for this role by uploading your CV and Personal Statement.
Closing date: Midnight on 17 November 2024
Interview Date: (likely) week commencing 8 December 2024
For an informal conversation please contact the current post-holder: Tracy.Oko@ncclondon.ac.uk or Executive Director Communications & Student Support: Ruth.Lomax@ncclondon.ac.uk
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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About New City College Hackney Campus
- New City College Hackney Campus
- Falkirk Street, Hackney
- London
- N1 6HQ
- United Kingdom
Our Hackney campus achieved its best ever achievement rate in 2019 (well above the national average)
The Hackney campus is located in Hoxton, in a vibrant part of London close to business, design and technology hubs.
We are proud of our modern and spacious campus, minutes from the City of London and Tech City. Our students really love our campus, feel safe, and love studying with us. 94% of our students told us they were really pushed to achieve their best by their teachers.
About us
We are east London’s largest college with 20,000 students and the second largest in all of London. We have campuses in each of our three boroughs ensuring that our shared communities continue to have access to the largest choice of courses and training that will best prepare them for accessing the increasing career opportunities in this fast developing part of London.
Quality
Each of the college making up New City College is recognised as being a good college by Ofsted, for the quality of education provision and wide progression opportunities for students.
Courses
100+ courses to choose from and our highly experienced teachers will ensure that the course you select is right for your skills and goals.
Connections
We have strong business links with a number of leading companies in Canary Wharf and the City of London.
What we offer
We provide education and training to young people aged from 14-18 years and to adult learners. This includes a large offering of 100+ courses at A-Levels to vocational in a range of subjects including business, IT, performing arts, graphic design, games design, social sciences, maths and science, health and social care, trade skills and catering, as well as pre-university entry courses such as Access to Higher Education and Higher National Certificates.
Safeguarding Recruitment Statement
New City 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.
Work for us
You will be joining a college that has undergone an exciting period of expansion, resulting in increased learning and progression opportunities for the communities of east London and south Essex.
New City College is the dynamic group of further education colleges in East London which comprises Tower Hamlets College, Hackney Community College, Epping Forest College Redbridge College, Havering College of Further & Higher Education and Havering Sixth form College. Our 6-college merger places the group at the forefront of further education in the region. With a turnover of £110m, 30,000 students and 2000 staff it is one of the strongest and most influential further education organisations in the country.
Our college environment is second to none. We have industry standard facilities and equipment at all campuses, expert staff and partnerships with other high-profile organisations which all prepare students for progression to higher education or successful careers.
East London is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. As we develop our longer-term vision, we will continue to ensure that we invest in our staff and other resources to provide a distinctive offer and excellent, supportive learning environment which meets the needs of students and employers and prepares local people for the changing workforce of the area.
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