Premises and Grounds Officer
WQE and Regent College Group
LE1 7RJ
- £22,312 - £23,162 per year
- Salary:
- The starting salary will be £22,312 but may be negotiated based on experience, this post will also receive a shift responsibility allowance of £1800 per annum.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 January 2025
Job overview
Premises and Grounds Officer
Thank you for your interest in this post at WQE.
We believe that this is a particularly exciting time to be joining us, offering a real opportunity to make a difference in this thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College. We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work with students; their academic and wider achievements, their learning experiences, the support they receive in relation to their academic progress, their learning environment and their wider experience of College life. The College operates across two closely located campuses, the larger campus next to the University of Leicester on University Road and a smaller campus at Regent Road.
The team is responsible for maintaining a high quality, safe, clean, secure and well-maintained environment, including all buildings maintenance, cleaning, communications, grounds maintenance, health and safety, lettings and security matters.
The College is seeking to recruit a Premises and Grounds Officer, to work closely with the Estates Manager and Team to provide outstanding facilities for students, staff and visitors in this busy and successful Sixth Form College. The successful applicant, in conjunction with other colleagues in the estates team, will be responsible for the day to day work in managing and maintaining the College’s Estate, ensuring full coverage of the shift rota at all times.
The successful applicant will work on a day to day basis across both the University Road and the Regent Road campuses. The postholder will be required to become familiar with all estates matters on both campuses. Under the direction of the Grounds Maintenance Officer they will assist in the maintenance and improvement of the College sports grounds and amenities. As well as carrying out general maintenance across both College sites, the successful applicant will be responsible for assisting with regular compliance checks as specified in the College’s policy and procedures and assisting in fire, lockdown and other emergency arrangements.
Regular shift work on a rota basis and occasional weekend working will be required and the postholder will be subject to call outs.
For our part we shall make every effort to support our new colleagues in making the best of the professional opportunities offered by this post.
This is a permanent, all year round, full-time post working 37 hours per week on a rota basis commencing as soon as possible with a competitive salary on the SFCA support pay spine
The salary banding for this post is 3 – 6 which ranges from £22,312 to £23,162 per annum. The starting salary will be £22,312 but may be negotiated based on experience, this post will also receive a shift responsibility allowance of £1800 per annum.
We offer an exceptional package of benefits to our staff, which for this post includes:-
- Annual incremental pay increases, linked to performance, within the pay scale range
- Pension - Automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension scheme with 28.68% employer contribution or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff (if applicable), one of the most competitive on the market with an employer contribution of above 20% in most cases
- Staff well-being programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Annual flu vaccination
- Continual Professional Development
- On-site parking
- Eyecare voucher scheme
We have an active and enthusiastic staff wellbeing group who meet regularly and are committed to adding value to our life at work where possible, as well as ensuring a strong sense of community, wider opportunities and mutual support exist in our workplace.
APPLICATIONS
Please do not submit a separate CV. Only information on the application form will be used in the selection process. Application forms can be downloaded from our website by clicking the tab 'Apply Now'
Completed applications must be returned by 10pm on Sunday 5th January 2025
Interviews for successful candidates will be held on Wednesday 15th January 2025
Full details will be emailed out to shortlisted candidates.
Please return all completed applications via e-mail only.
Finally, I would like to thank you for the time taken to consider joining WQE and in making an application if you decide that this is the right step for you.
Paul Wilson
Principal
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About WQE and Regent College Group
- WQE and Regent College Group
- University Road, Leicester
- Leicestershire
- LE1 7RJ
- United Kingdom
OUR CONTEXT
WQE is a large, thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College providing courses for around 3750 students overall. We are ambitious and determined to build on our successes in providing the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for our students, in a welcoming and inclusive learning community.
WQE enjoys a strong reputation and this is reflected in its popularity with students, attracting applications from the City, from Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond. The majority of our students come from the City of Leicester, an ethnically and socially diverse urban area and the student body reflects this. The College operates from two very closely located and spacious sites, each adjoining the main University of Leicester campus and which provide pleasant, well-resourced and inspiring environments for our students and staff.
The University Road Campus is the larger of the two in size, accommodating around 2500 full time students and the Regent Road Campus accommodates around 1250 full time students.
THE CURRICULUM
Across the University Road and Regent Road campuses the College offers a curriculum that is inclusive and accessible to students from a range of ability backgrounds from Entry Level through to Advanced Level, with the overwhelming majority at Advanced Level and equivalent courses at Level 3. The broad offer includes;
· A levels and equivalent classroom vocational/applied courses at Level 3, including Extended Diplomas
· GCSEs and equivalent classroom vocational/applied courses at Level 2, including English and Mathematics
· Level 1 vocational/applied courses and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
STUDENTS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
Examination results at advanced level are strong. A levels make up the majority of provision, and the pass rate in the summer of 2022 was over 96%; progression rates for students following programmes at other levels are also high. We are particularly proud that our results are achieved by students with a wide range of prior achievement and from diverse social backgrounds. This is a reflection of our commitment to widening participation and a culture of high expectations. Our students are responsive, like to learn and want to succeed. In a typical year the majority of them progress to higher education, many staying in the Midlands region but others going further afield.
Alongside excellent teaching, high quality support and guidance are crucial to our students’ success. We invested in support for our students, with specific teams overseeing students’ progress and these teams work closely with teaching staff, with staff responsible for Careers or progression and with the Student Services and Academic Support teams.
STAFF
Across our two campuses, in the region of 370 teaching and support staff are the heart of our work and success. A striking feature of the staff is their loyalty; many have spent by far the greater part of their careers at WQE and remain as enthusiastic as ever. At the same time the College’s recent merger and continuing growth and popularity provides opportunities for new staff to join, and the College is fortunate to still being able to attract high quality fields.
The College is strongly committed to continuous professional development and actively encourages all staff to reach their full potential. The College also continues to benefit from its very close links with five similar Sixth Form Colleges through the CENBASE peer development and review group with the mix of subject specific networks and the annual joint training day, focused on sharing practice in teaching and learning.
RESOURCES
Our financial health is strong, and we currently have a turnover of over £19m pa. Teaching areas are well resourced, and we continue to invest in order to improve students’ experiences. Ourbuildings and estate create an inspiring environment and are well maintained. As student numbers have increased and to keep the buildings in good order the following are examples of our investments in facilities and learning environment.
A £10m project was completed in 2009, which now accommodates our Media and the Creative Arts (together with a cafeteria) and the complete refurbishment of the Science areas. In addition the science accommodation was further extended in 2011 with the construction of a new building. In 2013 we opened a newly refurbished and extended student dining and social area; in January 2014, a new Learning Resource Centre was built together with a new large Sports Hall and classroom block.
Developments then focused on improvements to teaching accommodation. In 2015 we undertook two substantial refurbishment projects, to create a suite of refurbished classrooms and a new suite of IT teaching rooms, followed in 2019 with a further £1m investment to refurbish classrooms and create additional social and café spaces.
The College’s most recent Estates Strategy was approved by the Governing Body in Summer 2020 and sets out an ambitious and exciting programme to refurbish and remodel the remaining teaching rooms to create outstanding teaching and learning facilities to deliver an outstanding learning experience for all our students and staff. Particular focus is being given to the bringing together of teams and improving the quality and flexibility of our spaces. Important progress has been made in delivering this Estates Strategy, with major refurbishment projects being completed in summer 2021 and summer 2022.
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