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Salary: £23,442 (Pro-rata: £18,483.21)

Location: Cross Campus

Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks of the year

Contract Type:Permanent

Reference: SR1635

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Job Details

The Digital Learning Facilitator is the central point of contact for enabling transformative immersive learning experiences within the college's state-of-the-art immersive rooms. This role focuses on facilitating and enhancing immersive lessons, providing guidance and support to educators to fully leverage the rooms' potential. Responsibilities include ensuring seamless technical setup, managing troubleshooting issues, maintaining performance, and actively engaging in lesson facilitation, directly impacting the effectiveness of classes, student engagement, and the success of immersive learning initiatives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage delegated project responsibility for immersive technology initiatives, ensuring timely implementation and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Act as the main point of contact for all aspects of immersive learning environments across the campus.
• Facilitate timetabled immersive lessons, contributing to the teaching and learning experience.
• Provide technical troubleshooting to resolve issues quickly and safeguard user experience.
• Maintain and manage immersive environment standards, instilling best practices for users.
• Ensure immersive environment spaces remain clean and tidy, addressing any estates-related needs proactively.
• Collaborate with ClassView to maintain and manage immersive environment software updates.
• Oversee the performance of immersive environment hardware, addressing any end-of-life or underperforming technical needs.
• Track user and technical feedback to improve user experience.
• Provide innovative advice on using technologies within immersive environments to enhance student engagement and experience.
• Work collaboratively with Digital Learning Facilitators to ensure consistent, high-quality support.
• Address practical challenges of technology-based practice with the Digital & Quality Teams, executing targeted training plans.
• Engage in networking activities, including the Immersive Network Community, to exchange ideas and experiences in technology-supported learning.
• Stay updated on developments in immersive and digital learning through research and network participation, engaging in upskilling opportunities via ClassView.
• Assist with introducing and implementing technology-supported learning through workshops or project work as needed.

Job Requirements:

• Proven ability to work at a degree level, preferably within IT and/or creative digital skills industry.
  Relevant IT Qualifications.

The right candidate will have:

• High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in higher education or a similar academic environment.
• Experience developing and delivering aspects of training, including face-to-face and online support.
• Experience supporting elements of a blended learning curriculum.
• Track record of working effectively in cross-disciplinary teams and/or on projects to design and develop learning resources and solutions.

Why choose us:

As a college, our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer:

• A college environment fully dedicated to developing every student to reach their full potential, irrespective of their ability.
• A dedicated and friendly team of professionals keen to develop and learn.
• A two year funded teaching course , providing the opportunity to complete a recognised post 16 teaching qualification*
• A successful NQT support program.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• Well-being days & activities
• Generous pension (Teachers pension scheme)
• Free onsite parking.
• Onsite canteen & coffee shop.
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Discounted gym membership.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme*
• Eye Care Vouchers scheme.
• Hybrid Working available.
• Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance.

*subject to terms & conditions