Staff Benefits

Over recent years Selby College has undergone a massive £35m campus redevelopment and now boasts some of the most-up-to-date facilities of any college in Western Europe; full of all the latest state-of-the-art teaching aids and technology, aimed at helping our learners to progress. For employees, it means you will be working in a modern, environmentally friendly campus; ergonomically designed to suit the very specific nature of our work.

The development plan for the top performing North Yorkshire college continues, with new emphasis on developing the college's extensive sports facilities, including the introduction of a new floodlit 3G all weather pitch and new community changing facilities.

Offered at very attractive discounted rates to staff:

Beauty

Our fully equipped beauty therapy salons offer a fantastic range of up-to-date beauty and holistic therapy treatments.

Hair

Our brand new contemporary hairdressing salon offers a full range of hairdressing services.

Gym

Our lavishly equipped air-conditioned gym is packed with all the latest cardio-vascular and resistance equipment.

Our Bursary Scheme gives one member of staff the opportunity to apply to receive a cash gift up to the value of £2000 in any one year.

Successful applications have to be able to clearly demonstrate a strong link to an educational activity or initiative. This might, for example, be a visit to a school, college or
university abroad. It might be used to extend an annual leave period to work, for example, with an overseas charitable organisation.

The College is not prescriptive about what constitutes 'educational', but educational value is the basis on which our annual winner is chosen.

We love to celebrate and have fun. We organise staff social events such as days out, Summer Balls and/or end of year dinner dances. Staff and students come together to plan and take part in fundraising activities to support the College's nominated charity and other worthwhile causes.

Computershare (Formerly Busy Bees) Childcare Voucher Services

We offer all working parents with children up to the age of 16 the benefit of Computershare Childcare Vouchers which can reduce the cost of childcare by up to £2,392 per family per year.

Childcare vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from National Insurance contributions.

A fabulous Coffee Shop on the first floor of the Jubilee Building provides hot and cold drinks, snacks and speciality cakes and pastries.

The Shop carries a wide range of items including art materials, stationery, greetings cards, postage stamps and much more. Many items at discounted or competitive rates.

A trained Counsellor is available to listen and try to help you clarify difficulties, explore choices or provide support.

Corporate lifestyle membership of the DW Leisure Centre situated at Three Lakes Retail Park in Selby is available with special rates for staff and family members.

Staff are able to apply for up to £150 each year to spend on training and development.

Select from the broad range of courses offered at the college, undertake the training in your own time and, subject to your line manager's agreement, the £150 is yours.

Open to all staff who have successfully completed their probationary period. This benefit is in addition to the cost being provided for any work-related training that you or your manager agree you need.

Staff who are identified as 'users' under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations are encouraged to have their eyesight regularly tested.

We finance the eyesight test and the provision of spectacles for DSE use where required.

We run final salary pension schemes for teachers and support staff and both are contributory.

Employee contribution rates are currently between 6.4% and 8.8% for teachers and between 5.5% and up to 7.4% for support staff. We, as the employer, pay contribution rates of 14.1% on behalf of teachers and 13.5% for support staff to the pension schemes. Both schemes provide life insurance cover of three times annual salary.

The annual leave year runs from 1 September until 31 August of the following year.

Basic leave entitlements accrue in each full year as follows:

Lecturers: 37 days plus public holidays

Support staff: 25 days rising to 30 days after 5 years plus public holidays

Fractional staff: Receive a pro-rata entitlement

Staff can also apply to take up to 5 days' additional and unpaid leave in the leave year.

To encourage proactive health all employees have access to cover for essential health costs and access to health related services through the Advantage Healthcare Plan. Five levels of cover, including partner and dependent children on some levels, at an affordable price. Contributions are deducted via Direct Debit.

Laptop computers are available to loan free of charge. To check availability and arrange a loan, speak with staff in the Learning Resources Centre.

We recognise loyalty and commitment in many ways. One of these is through our Long Service Award scheme which allows us to publicly thank staff for the contribution they have made over a period of time.

Long Service Awards mark a very special occasion for the recipient and the College and are made on the following basis:

Childcare provision is available at the Bright Start Nursery which, for your convenience, is located on the campus.

We have been recognised for the services we provide through the achievement of many prestigious quality awards including Customer Service Excellence (formerly Charter Mark), Customer First, Positive about Disabled People, RoSPA Health and Safety Silver Award, Matrix Standard, Nextstep Adult Guidance and Investors in People.

We have a fabulous Refectory serving breakfasts, lunches, evening meals and hot and cold drinks.

We operate a very generous sick pay scheme which you are entitled to access upon completion of one year's service. More details are available from Personnel staff or the Staff Handbook.

£50 and an extra day's holiday is up for grabs for staff who are nominated and are successful in our monthly scheme.

Time off to enjoy a lunch, or to have an evening meal for the team who are able to demonstrate that they have made an exceptional contribution to the life of the college and have created (or helped to create), through exemplary performance, a highly successful department.

Our brand new Training Restaurant enables you to enjoy a high quality range of dishes in a warm and welcoming environment at discounted rates.