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Rewards and Benefits

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:03:28 GMT

Pay and Grading

Each role within DMU falls within a grade in a salary scale. Most academic and support staff roles fall within the ‘single pay spine’. Appointments are usually be made at the bottom of the appropriate grade band however, consideration may be given for particular skills, knowledge and experience that an individual can bring to the role.

Academic Staff

Where applicable, annual increments are payable on 1st September each year. To be eligible for an increment you will need to have achieved 6 months service by 1st September of that year. For academic staff with less than 6 months service, the next increment will be 1st September of the following year. In addition, there is also usually an annual pay award which is currently negotiated nationally. Academic Staff also have access to the Academic Promotions scheme.

Support Staff

Support staff annual increments are issued on 1st April each year and there is also, usually, a nationally negotiated pay award.

If you are appointed between 1st April up to 1st October then an increment is due the following 1st April.

If appointed between 2nd October and 31st March then an increment is issued 6 months after the start date. Thereafter increments are issued on the 1st April each subsequent year.

Examples:
Date Started Increment due Thereafter
10 April 2008 1st April 2009 1st April 2010
1st November 2008 1st May 2009 1st April 2010
2nd March 2009 2nd September 2009 1st April 2010

Senior Staff

The annual Senior Staff Salary Review is performance-related and recommendations are made based upon performance measured against objectives set out in an individual Senior Staff ADR (MAX). Any awards made are then effective from 1st September.

Annual Leave

The University annual leave year runs from 1 September to 31 August. The amount of leave entltlement is dependant upon the post and grade and is pro rata for part-time employees. In addition to the annual leave entitlement as shown below, University staff also benefit from a number of statutory, extra statutory and concessionary days:

Senior Staff = 35 days Academic and Research = 35 days Research Assistant = 30 days

Support Staff = Between 20 and 23 days dependant upon grade (pro rata for part-time staff). Support Staff with 5 or more years continuous service are entitled to an additional 5 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) provided this service has been reached by the beginning of the leave year.

Childcare

We operate a Childcare Voucher Scheme via an external provider – Computershare. Employees may be eligible to “sacrifice” part of their salary in return for savings in National Insurance and Tax. More information can be found on the Computershare website.

Cycle2Work

This scheme enables you to hire a bicycle up to the value of £1000 from De Montfort University. You make monthly payments from your salary, which enables you to benefit from Tax and National insurance savings of up to 40%. You may be offered the opportunity to buy the bicycle at the end of the scheme for a nominal fee.

Pensions Schemes

There are two main Pension Schemes operating within De Montfort University, all staff have access to a scheme relevant to their role.

Academic Staff - The Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS)

The TPS is a defined benefits ‘final salary’ scheme. For members who join after 1st January 2007, you can opt to receive a lump sum payment. For existing members, you automatically receive a lump sum. You can also transfer existing scheme membership (restrictions).

Who can join?

The scheme is primarily aimed at those who are in a teaching profession; although the scheme does allow for certain other job functions to be included, please enquire if you feel you fall into one of these.

Membership is automatic if you are eligible, but it is possible to opt out.

What do you pay?

You make a contribution at 6.4% of your pensionable salary.

Does your employer contribute?

Your employer pays the balance of the cost of providing your benefits. Every three years an independent review is undertaken to calculate how much your employer should contribute to the Scheme. The current contribution is 14.10% of your salary.

Support Staff - The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Who can join?

The LGPS is available to all employees in Local Government, or in other organisations that have chosen to participate in it. If you became employed in Local Government, you will automatically become a member of the LGPS unless you opt not to join or you have previously opted out, or you are a casual employee.

How do I ensure that I have become a member of the LGPS?

To ensure your entitlement to the Scheme benefits it is important that you complete and return the PEN1 joining form that will be sent to you with your job offer and contract of employment. On receipt of your form, relevant records will be set up and an official notification of membership of the LGPS will be sent to you.

What do I pay?

Your contribution is banded dependant on your full time salary between 5.5% and 7.5% of your pensionable earnings. The LGPS is a defined benefits (final salary) scheme. As a member of the LGPS, your contributions will attract tax relief at the time they are deducted from your pay and you will be contracted out of the State Second Pension scheme (S2P). For the duration of your membership of the LGPS you will, prior to State Pension Age, pay reduced National Insurance contributions and will not earn any benefits under the State Second Pension scheme.

Does my employer contribute?

You employer pays the balance of the cost of providing your benefits. Every three years an independent review is undertaken to calculate how much your employer should contribute to the Scheme. The current contribution is 2.1 x your individual contribution.
Please see the pension information sheet for more details

Work/Life Balance

We offer a range of options to ensure that our employees benefit from a healthy work/life balance. These include part-time hours, job share, term-time contracts and flexible retirement. A number of leave options are also available including maternity leave, adoption leave, career breaks, sabbaticals, study leave, compassionate leave, carer leave, and annual leave. Occupational health services are provided on site.

Staff Development

As a new employee, whatever your role, your induction programme should include:

• Viewing the Corporate Induction CD (sent with your contract)
• A local welcome and introduction from members of your own team
• Attending a face-to-face Corporate Induction event

During your probationary period, ask for feedback on a regular basis so that you know how you are progressing and to ensure you get the support you need to succeed.

As soon as possible, you will take part in the Annual Achievement and Development Review (ADR) process appropriate to your role to identify your development needs and objectives beyond the probationary period.

Work and Wellbeing

The University recognises and accepts its responsibility as an employer to protect the health, safety and welfare of its employees. This duty of care extends to mental and physical health at work. The University is committed to encouraging a positive and supportive environment which promotes the wellbeing of all employees.
Further information can be found in our Work and Wellbeing Booklet.

Personal Healthcare Scheme

When you begin your employment with the University you are entitled to join, at your own expense, the British Universities Private Medical Insurance Plan. If you apply to join the scheme within thirty days of commencing your employment with the University, your application will be accepted automatically and with no personal medical exclusions. If you join later than this, acceptance is still automatic but pre-existing medical conditions will be excluded from benefit for the first two years.

Staff Health Checks

Cholesterol tests, blood pressure, resting pulse rate, fat analysis/body mass index, lung function tests, allergy & dermatitis checks, audiometry and general health discussions are all available, free of charge to all employees, from our Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing Department.

Reduced Rates at John Sandford Sports Centre

DMU staff can gain 12 months' membership of the John Sandford Sports Centre at a reduced rate. Please visit the Sport & Recreation website for further information, including all current membership rates.

Free Library Membership

Employees are entitled to borrow materials from the Library to support their teaching and research, allowing them to loan most books until the end of the academic year.

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:31:34 GMT

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Reference No: 6390

Job title: Senior Lecturer: Children’s Nursing

Salary: £34,607-£43,840 pa (pro rata) 0.6 FTE Fixed term for 2 years

Faculty: Health & Life Sciences

>>> Further Information
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Reference No: 6390

Job title: Senior Lecturer: Children’s Nursing

Salary: £34,607-£43,840 pa (pro rata) 0.6 FTE Fixed term for 2 years

Faculty: Health & Life Sciences

>>> Further Information
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Reference No: 6390

Job title: Senior Lecturer: Children’s Nursing

Salary: £34,607-£43,840 pa (pro rata) 0.6 FTE Fixed term for 2 years

Access to work

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:31:11 GMT

What is access to work

Access to Work is a scheme run by Jobcentre Plus to provide practical support and advice to disabled people and their employer to help overcome work related obstacles resulting from a disability. The practical support may include contributing to funds required towards making reasonable adjustments such as:

- Adapting or providing new equipment you need at work

- Adapting your working environment to meet your needs

- Supporting your journey to work (this may include a personal support worker for your journey to and from work)

- Having the support of a communicator/interpreter

As an employer, De Montfort University supports and encourages applications from the widest range of backgrounds. Our internal Occupational Health Department is available to support you and your health requirements during your time at the University.

Eligibility for access to work

You may be able to get Access to Work if you are:

- in a paid job

- about to start a job

- self employed

and your disability or health condition puts obstacles in the way of you carrying out your day to day activities and your duties at work.

How to apply

If you are about to start your role or are already working at De Montfort University and are likely to be eligible for Access to Work, you will need to make the initial contact with Access to Work to inform them of your personal details. They will then send you an application form to complete and sign. Although Access to Work requires you to make contact with them, you are encouraged to discuss your application with a) your future Line Manager and/or HR Adviser if you have been offered a post with us or b) your current Line Manager and/or HR Adviser if you are already an employee, as they will be able to provide support throughout the process, whether that be assistance with the first phone call, completing the application form, or deciding on adjustments that will best suit your needs.

Who to contact

The East Midlands Access to Work team:

Access to Work Operational Support Unit

Alexandra House

377 Cowbridge Road East

Canton

Cardiff

CF5 1WU

Telephone: 02920 423291

Textphone: 02920 644886

Fax: 02920 423342

Email: atw-team-wales@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

Jobs at DMU

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:05:53 GMT

As an innovative and dynamic University with ambitious plans for growth, we are always keen to attract people who share our vision. All of our current vacancies are featured here and you will find job descriptions and person specifications for them. Academic vacancies within our faculties are listed here as well as the administrative opportunities that exist across our University.

If you experience problems submitting your application via email, this may be due to your email being blocked by a spam filter, in which case you should receive an email informing you that the email was not delivered. If this does occur please either send your application using an alternative email address or send a hard copy to The Human Resources Department, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH. All applications must be received by midnight on the relevant closing date.

Create Profile

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:23:09 GMT

This section of the Website is currently under construction.

When live, you will be able to create a profile which will enable you to manage your applications online.

Thank you for your patience while we are making this happen.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:41 GMT

Vice-Chancellor Vacancy

Contemporary and dynamic, De Montfort University has a culture that is typified by energy and creativity, determination and ambition, together with a strong sense of identity and purpose. For our students, whether as a pharmacist or journalist, contour fashion designer or photographer, computer system engineer or HR expert, De Montfort University offers a breadth and depth of exceptional courses across creative and professional disciplines. The University has a strong and embedded research culture, achieving world class results in each of the five faculties, through the work of over 50 specialist groups and institutes.

At the heart of the city of Leicester, De Montfort University is one of the most successful institutions of engagement with its local and regional community and our work has a major impact on the economic, social and cultural life in Leicestershire, across the East Midlands and beyond. The University is in the final stages of its £190 million investment programme which has transformed its campus and produced state-of-the-art academic facilities.

The present Vice-Chancellor, Professor Philip Tasker, is to retire in August 2010, at the end of his highly successful tenure. The Board of Governors are therefore seeking an exceptional leader with considerable vision and flair, as well as significant strategic, operational and organisational expertise, to help shape and lead the University through the next phase of its evolution.

Information on the role is available here

To apply and for further information about the role, including a detailed person specification, please download the appointment details via the Perrett Laver website at www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 0559. Applicants are asked to provide full daytime and evening contact details.

Formal interviews will take place week commencing 25 January 2010.

Applications must be made to Perrett Laver and not via our standard application form.

The Recruitment Process

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:22 GMT

How to apply

You can currently apply by attaching the application to an email and sending it to vacancy@dmu.ac.uk. Or alternatively you can post it to: Human Resources, Eric Wood Building, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

Receipt of your application form will usually be confirmed within two working days. If you have not heard from us within that timescale, please ring 0116 250 6047 for confirmation.

Equal Opportunities

Please can we encourage you to complete and return an Equal Opportunities Form This allows us to gather equal opportunities data at the application, short listing and interview stages of the recruitment process, for the purpose of evaluating:

The equality and diversity of the University’s recruitment and selection procedures.
The impact of our equal opportunities policy.
How well our recruitment processes are working.
To ensure that we adhere to the standards we have set ourselves.

Recruitment monitoring is conducted anonymously and your equal opportunities information is not shown to any member of the selection panel.

The University has committed to interviewing applicants with a disability.

The Recruitment Process

Short-Listing

Once the closing date has passed, all applications are submitted to the recruitment manager to short-list. They then complete the short-listing process and pass the information back to Human Resources to set up interviews. This process usually takes 5 -10 working days. If for any reason, the short listing process is delayed, we will let you know.

Interview and Assessment Process

If you are successfully short-listed there will usually be one day of interviews. They may also include a test or presentation depending on the nature of the post. We use both simulated exercises (an administrative or technical test) and psychometric testing.

The interview process will be in front of a panel of interviewers appropriate to the level of post. They will ALL have been trained in DMU recruitment and selection policy and process.

If the panel are unable to make a selection, you may be called in for a second interview.

Decision Making Process

A decision will usually be made by the panel within 2 working days following the interview process being completed.

Should you be successful, your offer will be subject to satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK. All academic and senior posts will be subject to vice chancellor approval.

If you are not successful, you will be sent a letter confirming this. You may then seek feedback up to 14 days after the receipt of the letter.

Message from our HR Director

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:21:03 GMT

Message from the Director of Human Resources

"Welcome to the Job Vacancies site at De Montfort University.

At De Montfort University, we are committed to providing the highest quality academic and working environment where all staff, students and visitors are welcomed.

We want to ensure that the recruitment and selection process is fair, consistent and effective. We will not discriminate, unlawfully, in the provision of employment opportunities. We have provided both the tools to complete your applications and some guidelines to start you on your way.

We hope you find the website easy to use and find a vacancy to suit you. Our vacancies are updated weekly, so if you don’t find anything here today to suit you, please visit us again."

If you need any further information, please contact the Human Resources team on 0116 2506018 or email vacancy@dmu.ac.uk

Applicant Guidelines

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:25:23 GMT

We hope that the following guidelines will be of assistance. Please take a few minutes to read them before completing your application form.

General Advice

Complete all parts of the application form. All questions must be answered for your form to be accepted. The information will be used for shortlisting.
Submit your application form by the closing date as your application will not be considered if it is received after the closing date.
If you feel that you require an extension, this will only be considered on the grounds of a disability. In these circumstances you must contact the HR department to make arrangements prior to the closing date.
As we shortlist using the Person Specification and Job description, we do not advise you to send a CV as you may not cover the detail required to ensure you are successfully shortlisted. However if your CV covers aspects too lengthy to appear on the application form, i.e. publications or research that you have been involved in, please feel free to attach your CV in addition to the application form.

Further Information to support your application

You should refer to the person specification and job description when filling in this information. You need to ensure you demonstrate how you meet the criteria in each area. Supporting information can be anything that is not already covered by the questions on the form. Please use the form and do not send in CV’s.

This includes:

Further explanation of your duties and responsibilities in your current (and previous) roles, which may be relevant to the post for which you are applying.
More information about your skills, knowledge or experience
Explanation of apparent gaps in your career profile, as these will usually be discussed at interview.
Description of voluntary work
Additional information about research experience (Academic, Research or Senior Posts)
Additional information about publications or presentations you have been involved in. (Academic, Research or Senior Posts)
Plus any other information you think supports your application.

References

It is most important that you supply the names and addresses of two referees and a telephone number where possible.
It is vital that you inform your referee that we will be taking references once this has been confirmed, this will ensure we are able to process your application quickly as possible.
At least one referee should be your present or most recent employer, wherever possible the second referee should also be a previous employer.
In certain circumstances we may be able to accept other referees, if they are able to comment on your ability to perform the job you are applying for e.g. referees from voluntary work, course tutors, teachers etc.
If you do not wish us to contact your referee prior to interview, please mark the relevant box.

National Insurance Number

It is important we have your National Insurance Number for administrative purposes.

Migrant Workers

If you are not a UK national, or from the European Community, you will need permission to work in the UK. A Certificate of Sponsorship will be required for applicants from outside the EEA.
An employer will not be able to get a Certificate of Sponsorship for an applicant if the post can be filled by a UK or EEA resident.
If you are made an offer of employment, we will need to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship on your behalf and require you to provide all the relevant information and Documentation required in a timely manner.

Data Protection

Your application will only be shared with people involved in the recruitment process and will be held on file for 12 months.

Equal Opportunities

The policy of De Montfort is that no person should be discriminated against by reason of their race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religious belief, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, hours of work, disability or union membership/non membership. Please can you complete the enclosed equal opportunities form for monitoring purposes.

If you have a disability we will make any necessary arrangements to ensure you are able to attend an interview if selected. Please let us know on the application forms any adjustments that are necessary to make this possible.

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:54:18 GMT

About Leicester

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The Location

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:07:04 GMT

De Montfort University is one of the largest universities in the UK with over 20,000 students at its centre in Leicester, offering a high quality of life with relatively low cost of living.