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About the role:

We are looking for friendly, student-centred colleagues to join our Residential Accommodation Team our Harcourt Hill site at Oxford Brookes.

Supporting our residential students with pastoral support to create a safe and welcoming community, you'll safeguard students from 16-19 alongside a team of other wardens. As well as just ensuring their safety, you'll also support and delivery social enrichment activities, like pool tournaments, films or wellbeing talks.

The post predominantly works an out of hours shift pattern as part of an on-call rota in-conjunction with the rest of the team. You'll be working on a 4 days on, 2 days off pattern, with any weekends on an "as required" basis depending on the rugby fixtures. The warden on duty will cover 2 days from 15:00 until 9:30 the next day, supporting with enrichment activities in the evening and sleeping on-site to support with any safeguarding concerns overnight. The following 2 days as the backup warden you'll cover 17:00-midnight, with an 8:30 finish the next day before your 2 days off rota. Please call us to discuss the rota in more detail as there maybe some flexibility that can be accommodated.

What do you need to be successful as a Residential Warden at Activate Learning?

Successful candidates will place student wellbeing at the heart of their work, with a clear focus on safeguarding. You'll be organised and able to work flexibly and calmly under pressure.

You should have experience developing and delivering social activities for learners, and have an awareness of agencies that work with young people that you may make referrals to if required.

This would suit someone who works locally or even in one of our Oxfordshire colleges.

Further training relevant to the role will be internally provided.

Who we are:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you're working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits:

• Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
• Wellbeing Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing
• Company benefits:Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
• Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for teachers' professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
• Teaching Support: Tailored Three-day induction program, and development programs for teaching staff.
• Pension Schemes: Teacher pension scheme for AL teaching staff
• Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave
• Flexible Working: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns.
• Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
• On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.