Front-End Web Developer

Premier Education Group HQ • Full-time • Attleborough, ENG, GB • £35,000 / year • 5d ago

A gold level, 'Best-Employer' in the Eastern Region & MULTI AWARD-WINNING organisation, famous for its outstanding culture, having won 'Best Company Culture' across the whole of the UK!

Premier Education is recruiting as we grow again!

This is an exciting time for us as we look for an Front-End Web Developer to work on new features, enhancements and support for all our websites and other bespoke software platforms.

You will be embedded within our existing IT & Development teams and reporting to the Lead Web Developer.

Main responsibilities include, but is not limited to:

Completion of front-end development projects in line with the quarterly project plan and sprints.
Support of all live operational websites.
Bug fixes and end-user support.

Person Specification/Experience:

Essential Experience

HTML5 and CSS3:

Semantic HTML and Responsive web design principals.
Use of modern CSS functionality such as flexbox.
Familiarity with a CSS framework such as Bootstrap or Tailwind (Preferred).

JavaScript / Typescript Experience with using Javascript libraries such as:

React
Angular
Vue

Wordpress:

Knowledge of the templating hierarchy and custom theming (index.php, single.php etc)
Understanding of the block editor (Gutenberg) and how to create custom blocks
Familiarity with common plugins such as
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Elementor
WooCommerce
Custom Post Types (CPTUI)
SEO (Yoast etc)

PHP:

Understanding PHP for working with WordPress themes, templates, and plugins.
Familiarity with WordPress PHP functions and hooks.

UX/UI Design Knowledge:

Understanding and use of design tools (Figma) for collaboration with designers.

Version Control (Git):

Basic knowledge of Git for code versioning, collaboration and deployment

Cross-Browser Testing & Debugging:

Proficiency in testing and debugging across different web browsers and device types.

Desirable experience

Laravel
Livewire
Docker & Containerisation Principles
Hubspot CRM
Experience with Atlassian software suite (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence)
Microsoft Office, Office 365, Microsoft Teams
Use of AI tools such as ChatCPT or Claude

Education and Training:

No hard education or training is required for this role

Behaviours and skills:

Strong technical problem-solving ability
High levels of written and verbal English
Task tracking in-line with project plans and milestones
Ability to work within a team environment and communicate with other departments in the business
To be keen to learn and passionate about development, systems and technology

Premier Education's Culture Code:

As part of PEG we operate 5 Culture Code pillars, these should be embedded across everything you do. These are:

Educating and empowering
Working together, being accountable
Changing lives, creating futures
Purpose driven, forward thinking
Trusted and caring

Please note this role requires a hybrid approach of 1-2 days per week in our office in Attleborough/Shropham Norfolk UK. Please consider this when looking at commuting distances.

Whilst we strive to contact all applicants who have shown interest in working with us, due to the current climate, should you not receive a response from us within 30 days, please accept that as confirmation we will not be taking your applications further.

In some roles, new appointed employees are required to complete either a standard or enhanced DBS Check and register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From the 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules therefore we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with the organisation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00 per year

Benefits: