If you’ve recently found out that your centre is closing, we’re here to support you with your next steps. We understand this may cause some uncertainty, but we want to ensure that no learner is left behind. Read more.
We're looking for people who connect with our purpose and vision, but who can also challenge and stretch our thinking about how we can make the biggest difference. You'll be joining colleagues who share an exciting vision for the future of education, at a time when we're reimagining NCFE’s contribution to that future and the creation of a fair and inclusive society.
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Live vacanciesOur vision for our people
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Our benefits
Project YOU
- Learning and wellbeing fund of up to £200 a year to undertake learning or activities that support your ongoing wellbeing
- £400 towards an NCFE qualification
- Development time of two hours per month for work related learning
- Volunteering – our Community Time Bank allows you up to 20 hours a year to volunteer
- Paid for professional subscriptions that are relevant to your role
- Coaching and mentoring through our trained team of internal coaches
Financial
- Pension of up to 9% employer contribution to your pension, when you contribute 3%
- Death in service payment worth 4x your salary
- Enhanced sick pay increasing with length of service
- Free will writing service for colleagues
- Cycle to work scheme for tax saving on bikes
- Tech and home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA
- Discounted travel with annual passes, allows you to save as much as £100 on travel
- Discounts with major retailers through Westfield Rewards and CACHEback
Time away from work
- Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing with length of service up to 30 days per annum (33 for leadership) + 3 additional days off at Christmas and your bank holidays
- YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event, in addition to annual leave
- Long service celebration additional time off to celebrate long service
- Buy and sell holiday gives you the option to buy an extra 3 days or sell remaining leave at the end of the year
- Childcare and parenting support through enhanced maternity provision
- Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach
- Early finish on a Friday at 4.30pm, with a 37 hour working week for full time colleagues
Physical and
mental health
- Health cash plan through Westfield for you to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical
- Employee assistance programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling
- Doctor line enables you to get treated ASAP with same day appointments and prescriptions with a Doctor
- Mental health first aiders who are trained to support colleagues
- YOU hour allows you 1 hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing
Our values and behaviours
Our values and behaviours are an important element of who we are as a business and guide our actions. They ensure we cultivate a purpose-led culture at NCFE.
Invested in the learner
We’re here for the learner
Behaviours that align to this value: collaborative and accountable
Involved in the solution
We blend vision and action
Behaviours that align to this value: courageous and respectful
Inspired by the impact
We do everything for a purpose
Behaviours that align to this value: insightful and purposeful
Our colleague experience charter
As a colleague at NCFE I am:
- clear on expectations for my performance and behaviour, supported through regular check- ins and timely feedback
- able to be my whole self, and valued for my individuality
- regularly recognised for my contribution and celebrated for my achievements
- supported by caring and visible leadership
- listened to, and safe to share my suggestions and feedback
- willing to embrace constructive challenge with openness and respect
- encouraged to explore opportunities for career development and inspired to continuously learn
- well informed through NCFE’s commitment to regular, honest and transparent communication
- connected to, and able to collaborate, with my colleagues
- connected to the overall purpose of NCFE, and confident that I contribute to this through my role
- safe, in a caring working environment which promotes good physical and mental wellbeing
- trusted and empowered, with enough flexibility and autonomy to complete my role.