Description
All staff must make a positive contribution to:
* the Catholic ethos of the College
* the College Equality & Diversity Policy;
* the pursuit of excellence and the highest standards of quality in all aspects of College life;
* their own professional development, in accordance with the needs of the College.
The person appointed would be expected to:
* To support and mentor students in achieving their full academic potential
* To work with students to enable them to become effective and independent learners and scholars
* To provide 1:1 student interviews in line with the schedule outlined in the Academic Advisor handbook
* To meet with students on an ad hoc basis when required
* To signpost students to appropriate forms and guidance on application for consideration of extenuating circumstances
* To process applications for consideration of extenuating circumstances and exemption from late penalties forms when the evidence provided falls clearly within the guidelines set out by the University of Liverpool’s Extenuating Circumstances policy
* To liaise with the HE Pastoral and Administration Manager in cases where the student’s extenuating circumstances fall outside of the UoL guidelines
* To sit on the Y0 Extenuating Circumstances Committee for consideration of EC and exemption from late penalties applications
* To sit on the Y0 Extenuating Circumstances Committee for consideration of EC and exemption from late penalties applications
* To provide cover for other Academic Advisors if required
* To assist with the organisation of HE examinations and results processing
* To assist with HE marketing, recruitment, admissions and induction
* To assist the HE Assessment Officer to coordinate and facilitate coursework resit opportunities
* To invigilate in-class summative assessments for students with resit opportunities (mostly individuals or small groups)
* To implement and engage with Carmel College’s and partner institutions’ policies and procedures eg. Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, Information Security Management
* To undertake any duties as changing circumstances may require
Salary Information
£29,346 to £31,219 pa (actual payable £9,829.03 to £10,456.36 pa) depending on experience
Carmel College is a Catholic sixth form college located in St. Helens, Merseyside. The college mainly specialises in Level 3 education. Currently, over 2000 students are enrolled at the College, most are enrolled on A Level qualifications, a smaller number on BTEC qualifications, a very small number on GCSE Maths and English Language resit qualifications, and on an Art Foundation course at Level 4 (offered in partnership with University of the Arts, London), and a larger number on a range of Foundation Degree courses at Level 5 (offered in partnership with The University of Liverpool). There is also a small, well established Foundation Learning provision at the College, offering Entry Level and Level 1 qualifications.
Young people progress to the College from over 100 different schools, approximately 50% of students coming from the boroughs of St Helens and Knowsley and the remaining 50% from the wider Merseyside conurbation. The college is a member of the Sixth Form Colleges Association, the Maple Group (13 high performing sixth form colleges), the Association of Catholic Sixth Form Colleges, and of Merseyside Colleges, the Archdiocese of Liverpool School Improvement Trust, and finally, St Helens Chamber. We have formal partnerships with The University of Liverpool and University of the Arts, London.
Our success lies in the fact that we recruit and retain excellent people who work exceptionally hard, driven by the Vision, Mission and shared values which underpin everything we do at the college.
At the heart of the Vision, Mission and shared values is the commitment to providing an outstanding sixth form education for our young people in a caring, Christian environment, one which makes a positive difference for these young people, improving their life chances and their life opportunities. In May 2019, the College was inspected and judged by Ofsted to be providing an Outstanding sixth form education for our young people. The college was also judged Outstanding in its denominational inspection carried out by the Archdiocese of Liverpool in February 2020.
We are incredibly proud to be an Outstanding college, providing an excellent sixth form education for our students, one which is reflected in the exceptional results they achieve and the exciting destinations to which they progress. Yet, as a proactive governing body and staff, we remain ever mindful of the need to challenge ourselves to strive for continuous improvement, to ensure that we always provide the very best sixth form education for the young people in the local community we serve.
We seek applicants with the vision, integrity and understanding of the Vision, Mission and values of a ‘Catholic College for the Community’, who will continue to drive our College forward. Our ideal candidate will be committed to build a future college that is vibrant, inclusive and provides a caring, Christian environment. We are looking for someone who will put staff and students at the centre of the work of the College, a College which prides itself on academic excellence and on delivering an outstanding sixth form college experience for young people.