Why Join Riverside College

We aim to recruit and retain the very best staff who will share our vision:

‘Through the excellence of the education we provide,
we will enhance and transform lives.
We strive to be sector-leading in everything we do’
We value our staff, your happiness and wellbeing are so important to us. Not only do we offer a range of benefits, we have an open and inclusive environment where staff can flourish.

Staff who work for us can enjoy a range of benefits including:

Generous annual leave
Competitive salaries
Defined Benefit pension scheme (Local Government/Teachers Pensions)
Ongoing CPD and opportunities for staff to reach their full potential
Generous Maternity/Paternity Leave
Wellbeing programme including an annual EDI & Wellbeing day for all staff
Wellbeing Champions and Access to Mental Health First Aiders across college
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
A better work/life balance with a 2pm finish on a Friday
Occupational Health Services including Counselling & Physiotherapy
Staff Support group
Hair & Beauty salons and Restaurant
Free Eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses with Specsavers
Free onsite staff car park
Electric car charging points

We are Ofsted OUTSTANDING

Riverside College has achieved the highest possible rating by Ofsted who judged the college to be outstanding, making it the only Further Education College in the North West to achieve outstanding under the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (view report).

Riverside College caters for over

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16-18 students

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Full time adults

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Apprentices

Every year, our students progress to a wide variety of universities, degrees, apprenticeships and exciting careers. With students achieving a 99% Level 3 Pass Rate, plus all of the exceptional opportunities to develop a wide range of skills and experience, our students really do stand out from the crowd.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Inclusive Environment

Riverside College is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment where everyone is treated fairly, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender and sexual orientation.

Positive Environment

We have created a positive learning and working environment that does not tolerate discrimination, harassment or victimisation and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion is central to everything we do.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion committee

Our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion committee monitors our commitment and we provide ongoing and regular training to staff to ensure that they fully understand issues relating to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Riverside College is a Disability Confident Employer, College Policies are in place and we embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all teaching and working practices.

Events

In addition to this, Riverside College celebrates Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion through a calendar of events (link here) and works closely with a number of Local and National Charities. To name a few, this year we celebrated Black History month, recognised World Aids Day, World Men’s Day which focused on Men’s mental Health, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we met with the LGBT Community and we ran our annual Race For Hope.

Staff Health & Wellbeing

At Riverside College we are committed to prioritising and promoting Staff Health & Wellbeing. We support and encourage Staff to take a proactive approach to manage their wellbeing with the use of the resources and the support available in the College. Staff Health & Wellbeing is embedded in College life, including within our recruitment and induction process, return to works, probations and CPD days.

The College has relevant policies in place and has a Staff Health & Wellbeing Strategy for the academic year 2024-2025, which can be viewed here here

This strategy sets out a whole College approach to staff health and wellbeing, so that staff feel they can make positive choices for their own wellbeing and access relevant support when needed. The Strategy highlights 6 areas of Wellbeing- Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional, Financial and Environmental, which are emphasised in Wellbeing Week and relevant days.

The college has trained 40 Mental Health First Aiders and has committed to the Mental Health at Work Commitment, as we are key to support and follow their 6 standards:

Prioritise mental health in the workplace by developing
and delivering a systematic programme of activity

Proactively ensure work design and organisational
culture drive positive mental health outcomes

Promote an open culture
around mental health

Increase organisational
confidence and capability

Provide mental health
tools and support

Increase transparency and accountability
through internal and external reporting