Junior Web Developer

Coordinator – Web Developer BS736

Salary: £20,706 - £22,642 + Excellent benefits

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Location: Paignton, Devon

South Devon College is a Further and Higher Education college with top success rates, located in Torbay, which is part of the beautiful English Riviera on the South Devon coast. Our state of the art campus offers local access to world class facilities. We are an ambitious College, ambitious for our learners, our staff and the community we serve. We measure our performance by the success of our learners.

Our fresh vibrant culture provides 12,000 learners each year with a wide provision ranging from Foundation to University Learning, contributing an overall £30 million College expenditure to the local economy.

We are currently recruiting for a Junior Web Developer to join us in our IT Services team, working with the Lead Web Developer on projects - including creating artwork, optimising platforms and working on improving usability – as well as provide support to our web platforms. We're looking for someone with strong customer focus, good interpersonal skills and a willingness to get involved.   

The Junior Web Developer will need the following experience / skills:   
- Solid HTML5, CSS and either C# or PHP (both would be great!) 

- Commercial web development experience

- Any JavaScript or Ruby/Rails would be great for our legacy platforms 

- SQL scripting, exposure to Office 365 especially Sharepoint would be a real advantage 

- Experience integrating with web services/APIs is desirable  

We’ll offer additional training/qualifications where necessary to fill any skills gaps and ensure that you succeed in this role. 

Benefits as follows: 25 days Holiday, up to 5 College closure days, Paid Bank Holidays, Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme) On Site Nursery (Mama Bears), Nursery Voucher Scheme, Fitness Suite Facilities, Staff Discounts (Inspirations – Hair & Beauty, NUS Student Cards), Corporate Membership with Torbay Leisure Centre and Access to Automotive Department (Small Car Repairs & Pre MOT Testing at low costs) Discounted Stagecoach Bus Pass and many others.

Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 11^th February 2019

Interview Date: Tuesday 19^th February 2019

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website – www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of learners, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate, or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.