THE DETAILS:
- Location: Swansea, SA4 6RD
- Subject:
- Hours: Full time
- Contract: Fixed Term
- Salary Type: Annual
- Salary Range: £20,000.00 - £25,000.00
- Language: English
- Closing Date: 16 May, 2024 12:00 AM
This job application date has now expired.
About us:
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
The role:
If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
The role:
- Full time- 37 hours per week
- Fixed term- until May 2025 (Maternity Cover)
- £23,404 - £23,903 Per Annum
- Gorseinon Campus
- Providing pastoral care for international students based across all College sites
- Coordinate the international social programme, which involves trips to sites of interest, local to Swansea and across the UK
- Provide financial administration support, to include: processing invoices; setting up new customers and supplier accounts on the college finance system; payments/refund for homestay providers; process staff expenses; maintain accurate records of all cash expenditure; record financial information for externally funded schemes such as Erasmus+/Turing/WG Taith; completing and submitting monthly credit card returns
- Assistance with homestay administration, to include: Coordinating marketing campaigns to increase number of homestay providers; develop and maintain homestay accommodation literature e.g. homestay provider profiles, homestay guides for prospective students and their parents etc.
- Qualified to degree level or have appropriate professional experience
- Previous experience of working in administration or a similar role
- Excellent customer service skills
- IT Literate, ability to use spreadsheets and Word
- 28/46 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
- A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
- A Teacher's Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 23% (2023)
- 2 staff well-being days
- Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
- Discounted Sport Centre gym membership for £60 per year
- View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing
If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).