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Hereford Sixth Form College has over 2000 full-time 16-19 students and an excellent reputation for its results and extra-curricular provision.
Rated Ofsted outstanding in 2007 and again in 2023, the College consistently achieves one of the highest Advanced Level points scores per entry of over 100 SFC’s nationally and has outstanding value added results as measured by both the ALIS and ALPS systems.
The Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), formed on 1 April 2019, delivers education in the West Midlands; Hereford Sixth Form College is a part of this Trust. The MAT has an annual budget of £50m and serves the needs of 8,500 students across the region.
Our vacancies are posted as requirements arise, please do check our website regularly. Please note we do not accept speculative CVs.
Closing dates are given as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy at any time. If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks of the closing date, you can assume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
Safeguarding Statement
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including two satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Buildings Maintenance Technician
Closing date for applications: 2nd March 2026, 9am
Full Time 37 hours per week, all year – Part time hours also considered
Scale point 5 – 15 £25,159 – £32,199 dependant on experience
Due to continued growth of the college community and facilities, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Estates Team as a Building Maintenance Technician, a key role providing a full range of maintenance services across the College site.
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This role is critical to the Estates Department’s maintenance support service and offers a significant opportunity to contribute to the smooth functioning of college facilities with a varied and dynamic workload.
This opportunity is ideal for those experienced in using hand, power and machine tools to undertake a broad range of maintenance, repair and installation work. Candidates may have a specific trade or relevant experience in buildings maintenance and will be a confident independent worker alongside the ability to work as part of a dedicated team.
If you have any informal queries about the position or department, please email hr@hereford.ac.uk.
HOW TO APPLY
Below you will find links to the job description/person specification and support staff application form.
Application forms should be submitted to recruitment@hereford.ac.uk by the closing date.
Buildings Maintenance Caretaker
Closing date for applications: 2nd March 2026, 9am
Part Time, 3 days per week, day shift, term time or all year*
Scale point 5 – 7 £25,159 – £25,951 (full time equivalent) dependant on experience
Due to continued growth of the college community and facilities, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Estates Team as a Building Maintenance Caretaker, a key role supporting the smooth running of services across the College site.
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Working as part of a dedicated team, this role provides a key contribution to the day-to day management and maintenance of the college estates, ensuring its proper functioning, cleanliness and security.
This opportunity is ideal for those with experience in a caretaking or maintenance role with basic practical skills in general building repairs. Candidates will enjoy working as part of a team in a fast paced environment, taking pride in their work with a calm and approachable nature.
*The current requirement is for 3 days per week, approx 22.5 hours (day shift), term time only however the college is flexible on the working pattern and is keen to hear from applicants with alternate requirements.
If you have any informal queries about the position or department, please email hr@hereford.ac.uk.
HOW TO APPLY
Below you will find links to the job description/person specification and support staff application form.
Application forms should be submitted to recruitment@hereford.ac.uk by the closing date.
Head of Sport
Closing date for applications: 9th March 2026, 9am
Full Time, Permanent, All Year Round
Scale point 8 – 18, £26,343 – £35,395
Relocation package available
The Head of Sport provides strategic and operational management for the College’s Sport Academies, ensuring high‑quality provision, strong performance pathways, and an excellent student experience. This non‑teaching role oversees the line management of Lead Coaches across six established sports—Basketball, Football, Hockey, Rowing, Rugby and Netball—with the addition of a Cricket pathway launching next academic year.
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The role carries significant operational responsibility, including acting as the College’s primary contact for AoC Sport, coordinating all competitive fixtures, and managing the associated logistics such as transport, facilities, officials, equipment, and first‑aid provision. The Head of Sport also supports coaching staff in liaising with curriculum teams to ensure students are appropriately released from lessons to attend fixtures, tournaments, and other sporting commitments.
A key part of the role involves ensuring each academy operates in full compliance with the relevant National Governing Body (NGB) regulations, including safeguarding, eligibility, coaching standards, and competition requirements. The postholder is also responsible for managing budgets associated with the academies, ensuring resources are used effectively and financial processes are followed.
Alongside day‑to‑day operations, the postholder plays a strategic role in shaping the long‑term success of the academies. This includes maintaining strong succession planning for coaching staff, supporting senior management with the recruitment and enrolment of students into academy programmes, and working closely with kit suppliers and partners. The role also focuses on building and sustaining relationships with local schools, community organisations, and sports clubs to strengthen pathways, enhance participation, and promote the College’s sporting profile.
This position will suit someone who thrives in a busy, varied environment and takes pride in creating opportunities for young athletes to succeed.
For the right candidate, the College is willing to consider a relocation package.
If you have any informal queries about the position or department, please email hr@hereford.ac.uk.
HOW TO APPLY
Below you will find links to the job description/person specification and support staff application form.
Application forms should be submitted to recruitment@hereford.ac.uk by the closing date.
Why work with us?
In return, for our staff members’ expertise and dedication, we offer:
- Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff)
- Free refreshments and parking
- Staff CPD and Wellbeing events
- The opportunity to further your professional development in a supportive and friendly environment
- Staff wellbeing support including a free and confidential information, support and counselling service
- Staff Active Programme, use of sports facilities and discounted gym membership
- Free use of library resources including books and DVDs
- A free ticket to student performances at the College
GDPR and Privacy
Hereford Sixth Form College is committed to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulations that came into force on 25th May 2018 and subsequent Data Protection Regulations 2018. We set out how we do this in privacy notices.
A Privacy Notice is a source of information that explains to an individual the “what, how, where, why and when?” regarding how we processes an employee’s personal data. Processing is a broad term and includes (amongst other things) collecting, recording, storing, amending, reviewing, using and deleting personal data. A vast array of employment-related data is processed by us and under the GDPR, we have to be more transparent and open than ever before about such processing.
Important Documents
Visit our Policies page to view relevant downloads relating to privacy, safeguarding, child protection, code of conducts, equality, diversity and inclusion, and whistleblowing.