Director of Student Experience
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The Vacancy
🌟 Join East Durham College as Director of Student Experience
📍 Location: Across College Centres ¦ 💼 Full Time (37 hrs/week) ¦ 💰 Salary: Management Spine up to £57,688
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for student wellbeing and success? Do you want to shape the future of student life in a dynamic and inclusive college environment? East Durham College is looking for a Director of Student Experience to lead on creating an exceptional student journey that empowers every learner to thrive—academically, socially, and personally.
👥 About the Role:
As Director of Student Experience, you will:
- Design and deliver a whole-college strategy for a vibrant, inclusive student experience.
- Lead safeguarding as the College’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring students’ safety and wellbeing.
- Oversee all aspects of student life including enrichment activities, personal development programmes, and student support services.
- Champion student voice by working closely with the student union and representatives.
- Manage and inspire teams responsible for student services, pastoral care, and advice and guidance.
- Use data-driven insights to improve engagement, retention, achievement, and wellbeing.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to remove barriers to learning and ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.
🔍 We’re Looking For Someone Who:
- Has a strong background in student services, safeguarding, or educational leadership.
- Is passionate about creating a positive, inclusive, and high-performing student culture.
- Has experience managing multidisciplinary teams and budgets.
- Is committed to safeguarding, equality and diversity, and promoting British values.
- Is a collaborative leader with the ability to influence at all levels.
🎓 Why East Durham College?
- Join a progressive, supportive institution committed to student success.
- Make a real impact on the lives of young people and adult learners.
- Enjoy access to professional development and a dynamic working environment.
About EDC
There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at East Durham College, with recent investment in our already outstanding teaching facilities, and further investment still to come the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students. East Durham College provides access to education for all, with pathways through stages of learning across a broad offer and with close alignment to employment opportunities in the North East region. Plus, the College recently gained its fifth ‘GOOD’ Ofsted rating in a row.
The College is split over 3 campuses with a very board offer of courses, from general FE, and A-level to specialist land based and technical provisions there is something for everyone. As a member of the team here at East Durham College you will have access to a generous holiday entitlement, Local Government or Teachers Pensions, Free Gym (Willerby Grove Campus), Free parking and much more.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As part of that ethos, we aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and join us.
At East Durham College we follow Safer Recruitment and Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
East Durham College is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and we operate a guaranteed interview scheme. If you meet the essential criteria, you will automatically be selected for an interview.
East Durham College is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident.
East Durham College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, therefore this role requires an Enhanced DBS check.
More information about the College can be found on our website.
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