Work with Us

We are more than just a college, we are a community. In November 2024, Ofsted rated us Good with Outstanding grades for Behaviour and Attitudes, and Personal Development. Our mission is simple: Realising potential, transforming lives. To thrive here, you'll need passion, resilience, and a commitment to putting students first. 

Click here to read more about our best ever Ofsted rating.

Working for Warrington & Vale Royal College means you'll enjoy competitive pay, generous holiday allowance (58 days including bank holidays and Christmas closure), an occupational pension, free on-site gym, Staff Development Days, and a menopause-friendly workplace. 

We also offer various career development programmes, leadership pathways, and annual Staff Enrichment Days - because your growth and wellbeing matters.  

We take staff feedback seriously and use it to shape our culture. Each year, we conduct a staff survey and the most recent results speak for themselves:

✅ 97% of staff said they are proud to work at Warrington & Vale Royal College.

✅ 89% of staff agree that leaders motivate them to take pride in their work.

✅ 84% of staff feel they receive the professional development required to enhance their performance.

This highly-anticipated annual event takes place at the end of each academic year and allows colleagues to spend time together outside of the workplace. Staff are especially encouraged to choose an activity with colleagues who they do not see regularly to foster positive working relationships cross-college. 

In years gone by, activities have ranged from pottery painting, day drinks in Liverpool, dog walks, and more. In more adventurous cases, some staff members have made it to Dublin and back in a day!

We are proud to hold Investors in People Platinum status and to have been named Employer of the Year: Platinum, a clear reflection of our exceptional staff experience. Our commitment to excellence has also earned us recognition in the Association of Colleges Beacon Awards, the FE Marketing Awards, and other prestigious accolades across the sector.

Click here to read more about our Employer of the Year: Platinum award.

Our Investors in People Platinum status reflects a culture built on trust, respect, and wellbeing. From mental health support and forums to thank-you schemes and cross-college activities, we make sure every voice is heard. Twice-yearly performance reviews help shape your career and keep your wellbeing front and centre.

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Another highlight of the year is our annual staff awards, which bring the academic year to a close in a celebration of success. Awards include Outstanding Business Support Team of the Year, Outstanding Team Member of the Year, and Outstanding Curriculum Member of the Year. These awards give opportunity to recognise and applaud our outstanding staff for their continued hard work. 

Our mission is: ‘Inclusion, realising potential; transforming lives’

Our seven core values will guide our conduct and will be at the heart of every decision we make.

1. We put our students and customers first - prioritising their inclusion, learning and progress, supporting their health and wellbeing and realising their potential
2. We recognise that people are our greatest asset – recruit and retain the most talented staff, investing in them to fulfil their potential, creating a wealth of opportunities for personal development and progression, creating a culture of co-prosperity, galvanising them through inclusive practice, recognising the difference they make and rewarding them for the work they do
3. We pursue excellence in all we do - a passion for inclusive, high quality education, training and skills solutions, holding ourselves to the highest possible standards, meeting (and exceeding) targets, making improvements, valuing creativity, supporting digital innovation and pedagogy
4. We embrace change - looking forward to the future, maintaining a growth mind-set, exploring new routes to inclusion, partnership and collaboration, harnessing AI safely and ethically for efficiency, digitalising and embracing new technologies, anticipating and responding to ongoing economic and social needs and demands
5. We collaborate and work in partnership with others - actively seeking opportunities to become more inclusive, working with others in the best interests of the college community and key stakeholders, delighting our customers
6. We operate sustainably, ethically and responsibly – adding social capital through inclusion, working to achieve net zero carbon targets and enhancing biodiversity, acting with integrity, with high levels of accountability and complete transparency, treating others fairly and with respect, communicating clearly, concisely and openly.
7. We are guided by the principles of sound financial stewardship and operational efficiency – balancing an inclusive educational character with cost effectiveness, ever-mindful of an increasingly risk-laden and unpredictable operational environment, the need for broader sensitivity analysis in budgeting and forecasting and the importance of mitigating risks that could affect the college’s solvency.

In line with our Equality & Diversity Policy, it is essential for the college to achieve excellence through inclusion.

Staff and students must be able to flourish at the college and feel that any unfair disadvantage is eradicated.

Staff are encouraged to make us aware if they consider themselves to be disabled, or have difficulties at work, due to a physical or mental impairment. This enables us to assist and help staff, if necessary, in their work, and make any necessary reasonable adjustments.

Our Performance Management Reviews, which are conducted bi-annually, include a discussion with line managers on health and well-being, and any adjustments which need to be made for a disability.

The college has a Health and Well-being Committee, accompanied by a Health and Well-being Action Plan, and we work together to support and encourage the shared goal of positive well-being and a productive workplace.

We recognise that the menopause can have a significant effect on our staff’s personal and work life, and we aim to create an environment in which all our employees feel informed about the menopause, and are comfortable and confident talking about its impact, and asking for help and support.

Through our Menopause Action Plan, we are:

• Creating a culture where menopause can be talked about openly
• Providing information, education and training, to ensure that all staff and stakeholders are informed, and the college is menopause friendly
• Giving access to health support through our Occupational Health, and our Menopause Mentor Service provided by our Employee Assistance Programme
• Ensuring that our facilities support our staff who are experiencing menopause symptoms

Warrington & Vale Royal College is committed to providing a positive work and study experience for all our employees and students, which includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind.

The college has a policy on the Prevention of Harassment, including Sexual Harassment, and is committed to preventing any form of harassment or sexual misconduct.

We have an open and inclusive culture, where our managers lead by example, demonstrating expected standards of behaviour and respect for all.

All our employees attend ‘Active Bystander’ training, and our managers attend training on Sexual Harassment, and what part they can play to prevent it.

The college welcomes applications from skilled professionals and industry experts who would like to consider a teaching career and share their skills with the next generation.

You don’t always need a degree or teaching qualification to get started. There are opportunities to complete your teacher training on the job.

For some subject areas, through the ‘Taking Teaching Further’ programme the college is able to fund the full cost of the teacher qualification.

FE teaching doesn’t necessarily have to be full time. There are also opportunities to work part time, so you can teach around your current work or personal commitments.

For further information please visit the Teach in further education - GOV.UK website or contact our HR department at humanresources@wvr.ac.uk.

Warrington & Vale Royal College is looking for passionate volunteers to support our students on college trips. If you enjoy helping others and want to make a difference in our students’ experiences, we would love to hear from you.

For more information or to get involved, please email jobs@wvr.ac.uk.