Residential Wardens

**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._**

**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. Taking alternating days each week, the warden on duty will cover 15:00-9:30 the next day, supporting with enrichment activities in the evening and sleeping on-site to support with any safeguarding concerns overnight. The following week as the backup warden you'll cover 17:00-midnight, with an 8:30 finish the next day. 1 in 3 weekends you'll be scheduled to remain on-site if any students are present.

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

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.

**Why work with the Activate Learning Group?**

**Here are some of our benefits**:

- Enrolment into generous pensions schemes (if applicable)
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
- An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
- Access to qualified coaches for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
- Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee resource groups
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend vacancy incentive
- Access to student discount programmes

**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._
- 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._