Senior Initial Teacher Training Course Administrator

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.

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Following our successful accreditation from the Department for Education, the School of Education will be 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.

About the Role:

We are expanding our Professional Services and are seeking an Initial Teacher Training Course Administrator. You will work with the team delivering our brand-new BEd Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status, to be the first port of call for trainees throughout their time at ARU.

With a relevant degree or part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level, experience, and evidence of CPD relevant to the role, you will be an excellent communicator and work flexibly with all staff and trainees. You will also be able to empathise with trainees and the demands of their training course and you will become their ‘go-to’ person for questions and queries. The responsibilities of this position cover trainees for the BEd Primary Education with QTS in Cambridge, Chelmsford, and Peterborough. This is a full time, permanent role available from May 2024. We fully support agile and flexible working and are open to conversations about how to make the role work for the right candidate.

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

Find out more about working with us.

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.

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.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

Guidance Notes:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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

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