As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as Head of Further Education in Engineering, Automotive and Green Skills.
This is a full time role, working 37 hours per week.
Day to day duties
- To support the Curriculum Lead to design and develop a class-based curriculum that meets the needs of learners, supports growth, and enables them to develop the skills they need to progress.
- To effectively lead, manage, and develop the implementation of class-based curriculum ensuring that it supports a high-quality experience.
- To motivate and develop a team of staff who can deliver an outstanding quality of education for learners on class-based learning programmes.
- To work collaboratively with cross-college teams to ensure the wider knowledge, skills and behaviours learners need are planned and developed coherently.
Required skills and qualifications
- Vocational qualification at a minimum of Level 3, Which is appropriate to the Engineering, Automotive and Green Skills sector.
- A Level 4 Teaching Qualification.
- Experience of working with national governing or accrediting bodies (e.g. Engineering Council, EAL, City and Guilds, NOCN, Pearson etc. )
- A breadth of knowledge, understanding and professional experience of the Engineering, Automotive and Green Skills sector.
Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement
- 2-week Christmas closure
- Potential for hybrid working opportunities
- Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
- Generous pension scheme
- Local and national staff discounts
- Free parking across sites
- Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
- Focus on staff wellbeing
- Wellbeing@weston hub
- Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
- Annual staff conference with guest speakers
- Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.