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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).
Careers Advisor
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th March 2026, 9am
15 hours per week, term time plus 1 week
Scale point 14 – 15 – £31,324 – £32,199 FTE, pro rata salary: £10,924 – 11,230
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced careers advisor to join the friendly and dedicated team in our highly successful, fast paced careers department. Candidates should have relevant knowledge and experience of delivering careers information, advice and guidance and able to relate to and work with 16-19 year olds and their families.
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This role is based on 15 hours of work per week over 2 days, one day will be a Friday with the other to be agreed.
Anticipated start date: Monday 2nd June 2026.
Please reach out to recruitment @hereford.ac.uk should you have any queries or wish to discuss the role informally.
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.
Interview date: Monday 23rd March 2026. Candidates will be required to deliver a short presentation
Art & Design Technician
Closing date for applications: 24th March 2026, 9am
Full Time 37 hours per week, term time only
Scale point 5 – 8 £25,159 – £26,343 FTE, pro rata salary: £21,093 – £22,085
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative practitioner who wishes to take an active role in the teaching and inspiring the next generation of artists and designers.
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We are seeking a skilled, enthusiastic and education-focused Art & Design Technician/Technical Demonstrator to play a central role in teaching and learning across Fine Art, Graphics and Photography at GCSE and A Level.
This is a varied and hands-on role with a strong teaching emphasis. Working closely with Teaching staff, the successful candidate will actively contribute to lesson delivery, lead practical demonstrations, and support students’ creative development, alongside maintaining high-quality studio environments and specialist equipment. This position would suit a practitioner who enjoys working directly with young people and supporting artistic growth within a structured educational setting.
If you have any informal queries about the position or department, please email recruitment@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.