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Receptionist

Receptionist

Northern College

Barnsley

Salary:
£4,953.63 per annum
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 March 2017

Job overview

Northern College has been graded outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and we are looking for someone to join the College who can contribute to our continued success. Northern College offers a wide range of adult learning provision including; literacy, numeracy and return to study courses, an Access to Higher Education Diploma, Higher Education courses and a varied programme of Trade Union Studies. Set in beautiful parklands and with excellent facilities, Northern College for Residential Adult Education has a powerful reputation for the quality of its services.

A unique opportunity to work for an outstanding residential adult education college in the UK

Hours: 11.5 hours per week
Salary: £15,507 pro rata p.a. (actual starting salary £4,953.63 per annum)

You will be required to work Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm and Wednesday 9.30am to 1.30pm and also provide cover during the week and at weekends as and when required.

We are looking for an experienced, professional and customer focused Receptionist to join our existing team to provide a comprehensive reception and information service to students and visitors. You will be the first point of contact on our front reception desk and will have the highest standards of customer care and experience of dealing with a range of customer queries. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, be tactful in your approach and have the ability to work on your own initiative.

Duties include answering the College telephone switchboard, welcoming and assisting our visitors. In addition, you will also carry out a range of related administrative duties and therefore you will need to have excellent administrative skills for this role. Previous switchboard experience is desirable together with a good level of ICT competency.

The benefits of working for the College include: access to the Local Government pension scheme, free on-site parking, family friendly policies and opportunities for training and development. To find out more information about the College, view the job description and person specification and to download an application form please visit the careers page at www.northern.ac.uk/careers. For any queries about this vacancy please contact the HR department on 01226 776000.

Application forms must be submitted by 10.00am on Friday 3rd March 2017.

The Northern College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer, applications are particularly welcome from disabled, black and minority ethnic groups as they are currently under represented within our staff.

Registered Charity Number 507245

 

 

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About Northern College

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  • Northern College
  • Wentworth Castle, Stainborough, Barnsley
  • South Yorkshire
  • S75 3ET
  • United Kingdom
+44 1226 776000

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Can you help us to transform lives through adult education?

Thank you for your interest in working at Northern College.

The demands of the modern UK workplace and the current economic crisis mean that adult learning is increasingly crucial for people of all ages regardless of their level of skills and qualifications. 

Northern College is in a unique position, as the only adult residential college in Yorkshire to be able to offer essential skills for adults and employers in our region and beyond through flexible and accessible modes of delivery - evenings, weekends, blended and residential: www.northern.ac.uk 

We have a proud and celebrated history of providing educational opportunities for those adults that have returned to learning. Much of what we offer provides a platform to engage people back into education with the aim of designing a supportive learning pathway. This is so that every individual can reach their potential and use their learning to improve their lives both in their community and in the workplace.

We are entering our next exciting phase and have been developing our curriculum offer in readiness for the changes that the devolution of the adult education budget will bring in August 2021. These new permanent job roles are at the heart of this ambitious work. 

In response to the challenges that Covid-19 is presenting, it is critical that this development continues and our programmes respond to the recovery needed in communities and in the economy.

Our re-energised offer to students, communities and employers will consist of: 

  • the best range of community learning programmes to provide essential support for those who are furthest away from the job market to gain confidence, acquire the skills employers want and drive a focus to apply and progress in work;
  • intensive English, maths and digital skills offered at a time that meets the needs of the unemployed and those in work and looking to upskill;
  • qualifications at all levels that give adults an opportunity to learn the skills needed to progress through further education, and move into gainful employment at the stage they choose;
  • a range of vocationally focused higher education programmes that adults can progress onto with the aim of improving their life and employment opportunities.


Our full range of current provision can be found at www.northern.ac.uk

Our mission is to inspire positive change through adult education.Working closely with our community, voluntary and employer partners, we will provide outstanding teaching and learning on our campus based in the grade 1 listed Wentworth Castle and surrounded by 500 acres of National Trust gardens and parkland.  

As we offer almost all of our provision residentially, the campus is open 24/7 almost all year round. This allows us to be extremely flexible in the way we offer our programmes, enabling access to adults that may need to attend weekends, evenings or in a blended approach to work round families, jobs and life in general.

We are very proud of our outstanding achievement rates across the provision, and of the excellent feedback we get from our students. Here’s just one of the many comments recently shared with us:

‘My experience at Northern College was life changing. I came from a working class family struggling in Liverpool with zero qualifications, but that all changed. I’m a deputy manager now.’

Northern College is a fantastic place to work. It offers so much more that you might expect from further education. We are big enough to feel like a college with a comprehensive offer for students, but small enough that it’s easy to feel part of the team, and every role can have an immediate impact. We attract adults from all over the country with our residential accommodation, amazing location, outstanding teaching and learning, and focused support for students. We are constantly told by our students that studying at Northern College is a very inclusive, impactful and memorable experience.  

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Our mission is to ‘inspire positive change through adult education’ and this is central to all we do. If you are passionate about giving adults the skills they need to reach their potential, have the skills and experience we are looking for and would embrace the opportunity to take the college into its next phase, then please do consider becoming part of our team.

I hope you are as excited as I am about the potential here at Northern College and I look forward to receiving your application.

Yultan Mellor

Principal & Chief Executive

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