Assistant Head of Department

1 week ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Optima Plus Recruitment Full time
About Us

Optima Plus Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency dedicated to connecting talented individuals with rewarding employment opportunities. We specialize in matching skilled professionals with reputable organizations across various industries.

Job Description

We are currently seeking an experienced Assistant Head of Department for Multi-Skills & Trowel Trades. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Head of Department in overseeing and enhancing the curriculum for Study Programmes, Apprenticeships, and Adult courses.

Key Responsibilities
  • Providing day-to-day support to the Multi-Skills Trowel Trades teams.
  • Assisting with timetabling of courses across the Department with a student-centred approach.
  • Developing and implementing a teaching support cover rota for the Department.
  • Supporting the development and embedding of a collaborative approach to planning, preparation, and adaptation of resources to ensure that all students reach their full potential in every learning environment.
  • Embedding English & Maths throughout the curriculum and at the centre of all study programmes.
  • Monitoring and acting upon poor attendance, punctuality, and behaviour in line with college processes and procedures, and to ensure that area and College targets are met.
  • Developing industry contacts to ensure currency of curriculum content and provide work experience opportunities.
  • Working closely with the MIS team to ensure that flexible study programmes are accurately captured through the college's timetabling systems.
  • Sharing with all delivery and support staff any adjustments that are required to support students with personalised study programmes, so that they plan and share adjusted approaches to learning to facilitate high level outcomes.
  • Assisting in recruitment and admission of new learners.
  • Making effective use of the Quality Improvement data as a vehicle to drive improvement for the area that results in tangible and measurable improvements.
  • Working with managers across the college/department to share best practice and ensure consistency of standards.
Requirements
  • Enhanced DBS check.
  • Must hold Level 5 or above teaching qualifications such as DTLLS or Cert Ed / PGCE.
  • A Construction qualification relating to the curriculum.
  • Must hold or be working towards IQA Award or equivalent.
  • Recent teaching experience in the relevant curriculum area.
Benefits
  • £42,907 pa.
  • Teachers' Pension.
  • Opportunity to work with a reputable organization.

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