Benefits
9 reasons why YOU should work for the Guildford College Group!
1. The Job Satisfaction
Working in education is interesting, challenging and varied. No day is quite the same, from teaching to Open Days, strategy planning to cross-campus meetings. As the saying goes, “work with the most interesting people in the world”. And that’s just the students!
2. Modernised Pay
The College is committed to ensuring staff receive fair pay and is continuing to invest in employees through adopting a modernised pay scale and performance management scheme.
3. The Setting
Guildford College is set in parkland close to the town centre and Merrist Wood College is three miles away in Worplesdon in 400 acres of countryside. Farnham Sixth Form College backs on to fields and sports pitches and is just outside Farnham town centre, within walking distance of the train station.
4. The Training Opportunities
The College actively supports the training and personal development of its staff. We have an excellent Staff Development Department who can provide information on courses taking place and details of how you can be assisted financially. We have dedicated training days and support all sorts of professional development, in our aim to have a highly skilled and well qualified workforce.
5. The Pension Scheme
You can join one of the pension schemes that the College offers:
* The Teachers Pension Scheme
* The Local Government Superannuation Scheme
Further details will be available upon appointment, but if you have a questions in the meantime please contact us. Both schemes are based on final salaries and are government pension schemes. Contributions for employees are around 6% and the College contributes at least 14% of your salary.
6. The Holidays
Full-time teaching staff are entitled to 37 days annual leave per year, support staff 25 days and management 30 days, in addition to 8 bank holidays and up to another 7 Christmas closure days.
7. The On-site Facilities
At Guildford College:
Get fit at ActivZone| health and fitness centre, which offers reduced rates for staff members; stock up in the bookshop; get posh nosh at the Park Room Restaurant| for great prices; get your hair cut or styled in the hairdressing salon| and be pampered in the beauty salons|.
At Merrist Wood College:
Go for a walk in the woods or by the lake; pamper your pets at the Grooming Parlour|.
At Farnham Sixth Form College:
Get hair cut or styled in Salon Vision|.
8. Employee Assistance Scheme
The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a confidential service which provides professional help, support and information. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is operated by PPC|, an independent specialist organisation.
9. The Car Parking
Parking is free to all staff on a first come first served basis.