Benefits For Staff

Recognising our staff
It is well recognised that Weston College staff are key to the continued success of the College, and we want to make sure they are rewarded accordingly. We aim to offer a wide range of useful and flexible benefits which are reviewed regularly.

Financial Benefits
The financial benefits of working for Weston College are not limited to your monthly salary. Holiday and Pension needs are also well provided for.

Holiday
Weston College offers generous holiday allowances to all staff groups. Academic and Support Staff are entitled to a minimum of 30 days' annual leave, plus Statutory Bank Holidays.

Fractional staff are entitled to holiday on a pro-rata basis.

Pension
All support staff are automatically entered into the Local Government Pension Scheme, unless you choose to opt out at the time of your appointment. Further information is available at

Teaching staff are automatically entered into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, a contributory scheme administered by Teacher’s Pensions on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). You can find more detailed information at

Travel
Parking at all Weston College sites is at a premium, both in terms of numbers of spaces and cost. To help alleviate this, Weston College will contribute towards “green travel” (buses, season tickets etc) or towards the cost of car parking.

The College will also make a one-off contribution towards the cost of a bicycle and/or cycling accessories.

Health and well being
The health and well being of our staff are very important, so as well as an excellent Occupational Health referral system we offer you the following to help you keep in tip-top condition.

Staff Counselling Service
We recognise that people experience periods of stress on occasions through out their lives. We offer a completely free and confidential short-term counselling and support service to help solve problem areas such as stress at work, personal relationship difficulties, financial difficulties and bereavement.

Eye tests
If working with a computer is part of your job we will pay for eye examinations and contribute towards the cost of corrective lenses, if it is deemed necessary for working with display screens.

College gym
The College has a gym on the 7th floor of the Knightstone Campus which can be used by staff and students on payment of a nominal annual membership fee and successful completion of a gym induction.

Hair, Beauty & Relaxation treatments
The College is justifiably proud of its Essential Image training salons.
Discounts are available to staff across the College on a wide range of hair and beauty treatments including cuts & colours, massage and manicures. The treatments will be carried out by students under the close supervision of the highly qualified hair and beauty lecturers.
For any further information or to book an appointment please call 01934 411433.

Family Friendly benefits
We recognise that many of our staff have responsibilities for family or dependants and operate a number of initiatives to help colleagues balance these responsibilities with work.

Family Leave and Benefits
The College has a number of schemes that cover the following family circumstances:
• Maternity Leave
• Paternity Leave
• Adoption Leave
• Parental Leave
• Dependants Leave
• Fertility Treatment Leave

Flexible Working
We are happy to consider requests for flexible working in line with the flexible working policy. These can be found under policies on the Extranet.

Childcare Voucher Scheme
If you pay for childcare for your children, you can ‘sacrifice’ up to £243 per month of your salary in exchange for Childcare Vouchers to be used with registered childcare providers. This means you can offset Income Tax and NI against the cost of childcare. Our provider is

Other benefits

Course Discounts
We believe that developing our people is of utmost importance, and we provide many learning opportunities for you. Some courses will be paid for by the college if they are work related and required to do your day to day job. Please discuss with your line manager any learning and development needs you may have.
Don’t forget that the College offers a wide range of leisure and special interest courses. Pick up a brochure today!

Learning Resource Centre
The College has well stocked and well equipped Learning Resource Centres on both Knightstone and the University Campuses. These are open to staff as well as students.

Grove Restaurant
The Grove Restaurant is our training establishment at the Knightstone Campus managed by the Hospitality and Catering students. It offers a high quality menu at discounted prices with a fully licensed bar. Themed evenings are offered on a regular basis and there is a regular Friday lunch time service.

Microsoft Home Use Program
As an employee of Weston College, you are eligible to participate in the Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP). This allows you to get a licensed copy of most Microsoft Office desktop applications to install and use on your home computer.