Project Administrator - Health and Social Care

Project Administrator – Health and Social Care BS1833 

Salary: £11,871.60 - £12,771 (Pro rata of £19,786 - £21,285) + excellent benefits 

Contract Type: Fractional, 22.2 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, Fixed term until 31st August 2023. 

Location: Paignton, Devon 

An exciting, fixed term opportunity to join the Health and Social Care team working cross college and regionally in enhancing the training available to the Health and Social Care sector.   

Working as a member of the Health and Care Professions team, you will support the recruitment of learners accessing the ESF funded HSSAP project.  

A particular focus will be to receive enquires from businesses and individuals interested in undertaking training related to Health and Social Care and provide information related to available programmes under the direction of the Programme Co-ordinator. 

You will also be required to attend training days to support with collection of information from trainees relevant to the needs of the project funding guidelines. 

You will deliver administration support to the Curriculum Head and Programme Co-ordinator, liaising with tutors to provide information on how to enrol to programmes. 

This post is funded by the European Social Fund. As Project Administrator for a European Social Fund project, it is your responsibility to support the curriculum teams as first point of contact for the enquiries for programmes from a range of individuals, completing the relevant paperwork to secure funding and linking with employers to discuss further opportunities for training. 

The successful candidate will hold a Level 3 or above qualification with Maths and English at level 2 or above and have experience of handling enquiries and maintaining information databases. You will need a keen interest in client centred learning and wellbeing, be able to develop effective working relationships and networks and have excellent personal communication skills including active listening. 

South Devon College is a Further and Higher Education college with top success rates, located in Torbay, which is part of the beautiful English Riviera on the South Devon coast. Our state of the art campus offers local access to world class facilities. We are an ambitious College, ambitious for our learners, our staff and the community we serve. We measure our performance by the success of our learners. 

Our fresh vibrant culture provides over 10,000 learners each year with a wide provision ranging from national curriculum in South Devon High School, Post Sixteen Academic and Technical Qualifications, Apprenticeships, courses for adults and Higher Education programmes in University Centre South Devon, contributing  an overall £30 million College expenditure to the local economy. 

Benefits as follows: Up to 40 days paid leave per year, including holiday, Bank Holidays and Christmas Closure (up to 2 weeks); Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Fitness Suite Facilities; Staff Discounts (Inspirations Salon, Totum Student Cards, membership of the Sodexo Employee Discounts Platform); 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Holiday Purchase Scheme; Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Stagecoach Bus Pass, and many others. 

http://southdevon.ac.uk/working-at-south-devon-college/benefits-of-working-at-south-devon-college 

Closing Date: Midnight Monday 2nd January 2023 

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed 

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We welcome applications from people who wish to apply on the basis of a job share or flexible working arrangement. 

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate, or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College. 

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of learners, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.