Head of Faculty- Skills and Employability

2 months ago

Oldham, Oldham, United Kingdom Oldham College Full time

The Role:

We're looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and inspiring leader with high expectations and ambition for learners across a range of foundation learning courses. Our college is a National Centre of Excellence for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), ensuring all foundation learning students receive the support and resources they need to succeed. You will be highly motivated with a strong track record of inspiring learners to achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities for Head of Faculty for Skills and Employability (Foundation Learning):

  • Develop and implement innovative teaching, learning, and assessment methods, serving as a positive role model and leading by example in foundation learning.
  • Lead and manage staff within the Faculty, including recruitment, induction, appraisals, and performance management, focusing on foundation learning excellence.
  • Develop and support an existing great team to deliver excellence in teaching, improve learner outcomes, and engage with employers and other stakeholders to develop the curriculum and delivery models for foundation learning.
  • Drive the development of our Entry Level provision, implementing the Below Level 2 Reforms and maximizing progression opportunities for our foundation learning students.

Minimum Requirements for Head of Faculty for Skills and Employability (Foundation Learning):

  • Relevant degree or equivalent qualification in a subject relevant to the faculty provision.
  • A recognised teaching qualification.
  • Extensive experience in developing and managing foundation learning provision.
  • Experience working with learners with SEND and knowledge of EHCP processes.
  • Experience successfully managing changes to curriculum design and delivery in foundation learning.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a future-facing college ranked one of the best places to work in the UK. Join us and be at the forefront of foundation learning excellence.

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

  • 37 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays, with additional efficiency days and all college Christmas closedown
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
  • Employee Assistance Scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
  • Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
  • Free confidential counselling service
  • Staff recognition awards
  • Car Scheme
  • Subsidised car parking
  • On-site Day Nursery
  • On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a "good" Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work" and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college's values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

£51,024 to £55,388 per annum

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