Web Developer
Loughborough College
Leicestershire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2022
Job overview
The College is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
Loughborough College is seeking an enthusiastic and driven Web Developer. A self-starter with a genuine passion for web development and learning new skills, and can thrive working in a small team.
The Web team work within the wider Marketing and Communications team to design and develop engaging and interactive websites, e-communications, and web-based applications to assist with the core marketing and recruitment of students for the college. Alongside marketing, the team work on internal student and staff-facing websites, applications and services which support and streamline the college’s business processes.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute substantially to a small but dedicated team of developers. You will be involved in the whole lifecycle of projects from conception, planning and development through testing and deployment, offering a chance to shape and deliver high-quality, innovative and engaging solutions.
To be successful, you’ll need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of both front-end and server-side technologies, including:
- HTML5
- CSS / SCSS
- JavaScript (e.g., Vanilla / jQuery / Svelte)
- PHP
Experience or knowledge of any of the following would be an advantage:
- Content management systems (e.g. WordPress, Drupal)
- Version / Source control (GIT)
- SQL (MySQL / MSSQL)
- Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
In this wide and varied role, there will be an opportunity to develop, explore and enhance new and existing skills, as well as opportunities to take a lead on the continuous development of the team’s best practices.
The College is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays a vital role in the success of our business.
We are proud to be an Investors in Diversity organisation. We actively encourage applications that are currently under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.
Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package, including:
- A competitive pension scheme
- On-site parking
- One campus facility
- Subsidised nursery fees
- Up to 25 days annual leave per year
- Additional annual leave available
- Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
- Well-being hours
- Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, agile working, staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.
The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College, a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by The Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of The Leicestershire College are based at Loughborough College.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Gov website. Please note right to work checks will be completed when the job is offered.
If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk
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About Loughborough College
About Loughborough College:
Loughborough College was established in 1909 and we are proud of our long standing reputation for providing excellent levels of high-quality teaching and training across Leicestershire.
We offer lots of different courses, from A Levels to vocational programmes, Apprenticeships and degrees. With links to leading Universities and established professionals, our courses have been developed with an emphasis on employability and developing skills to succeed within the workplace.
We want your experience with us to be valuable and exciting and we are always exploring new ways to keep things fresh and interesting. We’ve invested over £30 million into the College campus over the last two years to provide the very latest in teaching and learning. Students and Employees also have access to;
- An onsite fully equipped gym
- Hair and beauty salons
- Two cafe's and two restaurants
- A Library
- The Radmoor Day Nursery
- Onsite parking
Location:
Loughborough is one of the most centrally placed towns in England and benefits from excellent transport links. Access to the College is easy with the M1 motorway less than three miles away and frequent first class train and bus services are in operation. With regular rail links to and from London, Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, Loughborough College is accessible to students and staff from all over the country. There are also various bus services both locally and as part of a national network which provide an alternative way to travel for those in the surrounding areas.
Joining the team:
If you’re interested in one of the job vacancies at Loughborough College or taking the next step in your career, why not contact us now? All of our jobs are listed on www.loucoll.ac.uk/job-vacancies. You could be the next person to join the college and become part of a friendly and helpful team.
Loughborough 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.
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