Senior Initial Teacher Training Course Administrator

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About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In Education these include the PGCert, MA Education, MBA, PGCE, as well as doctoral level studies. Our undergraduate provision includes Working with Children, Families and Communities, Early Childhood Studies, Montessori and Primary Education Studies. Following our successful accreditation from the Department of Education, we are delivering courses that award Qualified Teacher Status from September 2024, starting with a brand-new three-year BEd (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status.

We are seeking a Senior Initial Teacher Training Course Administrator. You will hold a relevant degree or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level.

This post involves managing course administration for our three-year Initial Teacher Training course. You will support trainees and Initial Teacher Training colleagues, throughout the trainee lifecycle, from Welcome Week to graduation. With a strong focus on inclusivity, you will work closely with Disability and Neurodiversity Services to track adjustments, engagement, and progression. You will also liaise with the wider university staff and partner schools to deliver Welcome Week, support selection events, and conferences.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be able to prioritise and work flexibly. You will have excellent attention to detail and be confident liaising with internal and external stakeholders with a positive attitude to problem solving.

The responsibilities of this position cover activities in Cambridge, Chelmsford, and Peterborough. You will be joining a team of motivated, dynamic, inclusive colleagues, committed to making ITT a success at ARU. This is a full-time, permanent role based on our Chelmsford Campus.

For further information about this post please contact Julie Wren, ITT Operations Manager by emailing Julie.wren@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit .

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children's barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check . Shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any prior disciplinary action or investigation related to sexual misconduct or abuse.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI's Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

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