Team Leader Creative Industries

**Cambridge Regional College **have an exciting opportunity for a **Team Leader for Art & Design and Support** to join our dynamic Creative Industries team at our Cambridge Campus. You will join us on a full time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of **£42,907.00 **per annum, plus staff benefits.**

**Cambridge Regional College** is a large and inspirational centre of learning with Campuses in Cambridge and Huntingdon. We have outstanding teaching and leisure facilities and a reputation for excellence in a number of fields. Our campus facilities are among the best in the country, and you’ll find a modern teaching environment with lots of energy and interaction. CRC is a college to be proud of and to be in.

In addition, we value our staff as we understand they make the difference in transforming lives, our investment in our staff has been formally recognised in being accredited with Investors in People Gold status.

**Just some of the rewards you can benefit from joining our staff, include**:

- Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounted rates on Apple products
- Free gym membership option and discounted classes
- Discounted rates on college courses
- BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
- Free on-site car parking
- On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
- Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
- Staff Development opportunities.

**About the role**:
Where? The role is at our Cambridge Campus

Available facilities? The Arts benefit from truly outstanding spacious studios which include sculpture, ceramics, 3d, fashion & têxtiles, spacious life drawing, traditional print, Mac suites, photography and dark room,

Responsibilities - You will be responsible for:

- Inspirational leadership in Art & Design. Reviewing the curriculum in line with industry feedback to make sure that it is contemporary, relevant and it is preparing the students for their next steps be that education or employment.
- Leading by example and inspire the team to have high aspirations, strive for excellence and have a truly learner centred approach to delivering an outstanding educational experience
- Implementing and monitoring robust and rigorous quality systems that meet the expectation of our college and also that of the awarding bodies.
- Implementing quality assurance as Lead IV for the UAL awarding body, Level 1 through to Level 3 and Lead IV for BTEC HNC/D Art based programmes.
- Organisation and management of the Learning Support Mentors and the team around the students with EHCPs in Art & Design.

Reporting manager - You will report to Sue Breeze, Head of Creative Industries.

Line management responsibility - you will be responsible for line managing a team of 19 staff made up of Lecturers, Technicians and Learning Support Mentors.

**Agile working**

Does this role allow for some working from home? The role is face to face at the Cambridge Campus.

**What we are looking for in our role**:
Experience? Of leading a team to a achieve highly successful outcomes Extensive understanding of contemporary, relevant industry knowledge in the Art & Design sectors.

Skills and abilities? Strong leadership skills. Highly organised and experience of managing robust and rigorous quality systems and ability to meet deadlines. Excellent interpersonal, administrative and communication skills. Ability to cultivate good working relationships with colleagues.

**Safeguarding statement**

Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.