Key strengths
Performance Centre roof terrace
On average over 94% of you believe UCF equally respects gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and maternity needs
Sailing in Falmouth Bay
The majority of you told us you valued being part of a team, with 71% telling us you felt part of your department
Falmouth aerial view
The things you said are good about working for UCF also include the camaraderie of colleagues, the location and job satisfaction from working with students
Key strengths
You told us the key strengths of the University College were:
- Satisfaction at work
- Equality and diversity
- Clarity of roles
- Immediate managers
- Working in teams
- Pay and conditions
The 2011 staff survey results are available in the downloads section
Satisfaction at work
The majority of you, over 74%, tend to think UCF is a good place to work and, at 87%, the majority of you said that you enjoy your work. 79% of you feel motivated at work. Satisfaction levels were lower at 67%. However, 72% tend to feel inspired to do your best every day.
Equality and diversity
75% of you felt UCF is committed to equality of opportunity for all its staff and over 90% of you are satisfied with diversity issues. Very high scores were recorded, on average over 94%, for the way UCF equally respects gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion and maternity needs.
Clarity of roles
The majority of you, over 81%, said you are clear about your role, what you are expected to achieve and the standards required of you in terms of performance and behaviour.
Immediate managers
Overall, the majority of you told us that you have good relations with your immediate managers, with 86% of you feeling respected and valued by them. 64% of you felt they motivated you to give your best and 73% felt they tended to involve you in decisions that affect you.
Working in teams
The majority of you told us you valued being part of a team, with 71% telling us you felt part of your department. In terms of the University College, 64% of you agreed or tended to feel this way.
Pay and conditions
The majority of you expressed satisfaction with your current conditions of employment, with scores of over 90% of you agreeing or tending to agree that the University College offers good pension, sick pay and maternity leave schemes (paternity leave was lower at 80%). On average above 78% tended to feel broadly positive about holiday entitlement.
What you also told us
The five most common things you said are good about working for UCF:
- Job satisfaction from working with students
- Friendship/camaraderie of team/colleagues
- Good location
- There is happy/friendly working atmosphere/environment/stress free
- The organisation has a good reputation/is highly thought of
Further information
If you want to know more about the 2011 staff survey, or wish to comment or make suggestions, please email: staffsurvey@falmouth.ac.uk
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