Head of College Administration & Exams - Carshalton College : Job Details

Carshalton & Merton Colleges are now on the lookout for a Head of College Administration & Exams to work as part of the College’s Senior Management Administration Team which will made up of a team of administrative and support staff. Specifically, you will manage and coordinate a team of Administrators and provide operational and administrative support to the College’s Senior Management Team, enabling the team to effectively and efficiently monitor and support the College’s curriculum provision.

You will lead on and coordinate the implementation of key College functions such as attendance management and student disciplinary procedures. You will design and embed customer facing systems and processes to support curriculum offices, managers and teachers, and work with Corporate Services and across the Group to ensure curriculum data is collated and reported on in an efficient and timely manner. You will support tasks such as enrolment, admissions, Learner Voice consultation activities and Student Council meetings and carry out Professional Development Reviews and CPD/training on College policies, processes and procedures.

This role requires someone who has excellent interpersonal skills - someone who is highly motivated, has a keen attention to detail and can be a role model to school administrative teams. With a Level 2 ITQ qualification as a minimum, you will have a previous experience of working in an educational environment and have a good understanding of College business processes, and how these can be improved to place the learner at the heart of the faculty work. You will have a sound knowledge of College processes and procedures related to students, such as IAG, enrolment and admissions, and understand the curriculum, timetabling and rooming requirements for a College. Experience of leading a team, supervising the work of others is essential.

It goes without saying that you will have excellent IT skills, including familiarity with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email and be willing to undertake further training in the use of internal management and finance systems such as our EBS system.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that is implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 6th November 2024.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on 'Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.