Our staff have many different skills and backgrounds, but we are all united in a common goal – to make a student’s experience at Jewel & Esk as inspiring and enriching as possible.
Jewel & Esk College is a great place to work.
We are a forward facing organisation that recognises our staff as our best asset and actively encourages staff development.
You can enjoy lots of benefits if you work with us:
The Local Government Pension Scheme is a final salary scheme for support staff. It guarantees that you receive a pension based on your pay in your last year of membership and on the length of time you have been a member. You will receive information on the scheme when you join us, but if you would like further information, please visit the Lothian Pension Fund.
The Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme is a final salary pension scheme available for lecturing staff. As a member you get an excellent package of pension benefits, protected against inflation and guaranteed by the Government.
For further information on the scheme contact the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
Both teaching and support staff have generous annual leave, and 10 public holidays per annum.
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Academic |
Support |
Senior Support |
Management |
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50 days |
22 days (less than 2yrs) 25 days (less than 5 yrs) 30 days (5 yrs +) |
30 days |
31 days |
Employees have 10 designated public holidays as directed by the College calendar.
Part time employees will be pro-rata of the above rates.
Counselling and advice service
Our employee assistance programme offers free and confidential counselling support and general advice including legal advice. It is available to all employees to help you deal with any problems you may be facing, either work or personal.
Jewel & Esk passionately believes in developing its staff, so that you feel fulfilled in your work.
Continuous Professional Development - each staff member is encouraged to take up their entitlement of at least 6 days CPD (pro rata) per year. The learning and development team coordinate learning programmes for staff over 5 weeks every year. This is supplemented by a wide range of development programmes throughout the year organised through the Edinburgh Colleges Staff Development Collaborative Group.
Any academic staff without a teaching qualification will be supported to achieve the relevant qualification eg TQFE or diploma.
All staff have access to the wide range of learning resources in our library and online.
The college runs a leadership and development programme to train all managers in leadership skills.
We are the only college member of the Edinburgh Higher Education Institutes Partnership, working collaboratively with the universities on initiatives such as an ILM programme for managers and a variety of other training.
We make it as easy as possible to cycle to work. Select a bike, plus any related equipment (e.g. lights, helmet, waterproofs, reflective clothing, locks, luggage carriers etc), from Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative, up to a maximum of £1,000. The college then buys the bike and equipment and leases all this back to you via a salary sacrifice scheme over an 18 month period, saving you tax. This scheme is open at certain times throughout the year.
If you are not entitled to corporate healthcare, you may opt to join the Cash Health Plan. Payments are deducted from your salary before tax and the cost depends on the package you choose.
Give As You Earn charity donation scheme
Our Give as You Earn Scheme lets you nominate a chosen charity and authorise deductions directly from your salary to your charity of choice. Donations are deducted before tax, meaning you save the tax you would have paid on this amount.
The college will pay your nominated childcare provider (who must be a registered provider) direct from your salary and before tax is deducted. You can opt to pay up to £243 per month and there is no qualifying period. As the deduction is before tax the saving is considerable.
Jewel & Esk has an amazing health spa with gym, pool and a range of fitness classes. Staff can join at a reduced membership rate.
This is a savings scheme and loan provision scheme, run by a Not for Profit member-owned (mutual), financial services co-operative. Payments are taken directly from your salary. Find out more at www.capitalcreditunion.com .
You can opt to join the Personal Accident Insurance scheme. Payments are taken from your salary before tax.
Staff are eligible for a wide range of discounts at local theatres, cinemas, shops and health clubs. New discounts are negotiated regularly.
Family Care Commitments Policy
Jewel & Esk offers a range of leave for its staff, depending on individual circumstances, for example parental leave; compassionate leave; maternity, paternity and adoption leave; and unpaid leave. College staff have benefited from a range of flexible working options including job-sharing; part-time working; compressed hours; sessional working; voluntary-reduced working time; working from home and career breaks. These options are available depending on your individual circumstances and with agreement from your manager.
The college operates a generous occupational sick pay scheme, giving staff access to sick pay when unable to work due to ill health. The amount paid varies depending on your length of service.
Organisational focus on health & welfare
Jewel & Esk has achieved the bronze standard for Healthy Working Lives, which demonstrates our commitment to a happy, healthy workplace environment for all staff.
See Me – we signed the ‘See Me' Pledge in May 2009. This is a college wide commitment to inform and educate about mental health issues. We aim to reach a stage where the values and lessons of See Me are firmly embedded across the College.
Two Ticks - Jewel & Esk has also officially recognised its fair treatment of disabled employees by signing up to the Disability Two Ticks scheme in April 2009. Two Ticks’ demonstrates an employer’s commitment to being Positive About Disabled People. It affirms the college as having good disability employment practices and recognising that excluding disabled people from the workplace could mean missing the best person for the job. On a practical level ‘Two Ticks’ reflects the College’s commitment, when recruiting, to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for any job vacancy. The commitment to disabled employees extends throughout the term of employment to include at least annual reviews of the support and development mechanisms in place for each. All employees benefit from the college’s undertaking to make every effort to keep an employee in employment should they become disabled.
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