Assistant Head of Employability

Hull

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: £38,309 FTE per annum

Annual Leave: 31 days per annum (excluding bank holidays and up to 3 additional discretionary days over the Christmas/New Year period)

As our Assistant Head of Employability, you will support the Managing Director in the growth, delivery, and future development of the institute of Employability, as Hull Colleges adult education brand.

The post holder will support leadership on cross-cutting themes such as curriculum design, student engagement, progress, assessment, and quality.

Hull College provides high-quality education & training for school leavers & adults, offering a wide range of vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships & degrees.

As one of the largest vocational institutes of its kind in the region, we have one focus – to create careers, not courses. We pride ourselves on this approach & are committed to ensuring our learners acquire the relevant skills, knowledge, attitudes & experience to progress in life, whether that is to seek employment in the industry of their choice or step up to higher education & university.

While dedicated to delivering the very best experiences to our learners, we also extend the same commitment to our staff. We have worked hard to create an environment where all of our staff, no matter what their role, are empowered to inspire & support our vision to create better futures for the people of Hull.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Head of Employability:

• Supporting the Managing Director Phoenix in leading and managing a collection of subject areas, ensuring that high standards of teaching, learning and assessment are maintained.
• Promote the College’s vision and mission and strategic objectives and to promote behaviours which underpin them.
• Contribute to the colleges curriculum development process which includes preparing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing new programmes and resources.
• Monitoring and analysing student data to identify areas for improvement and working with staff to implement interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.
• Implementing and monitoring the colleges policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Contribute to the quality of learning activities, ensuring that they meet College quality standards and result in improving student success rates.
• Lead on cross-cutting themes such as student engagement, progression, assessment and IQA processes.
• Monitoring data to ensure that learners are correctly recorded and claimed in the ILR and their achievement claimed swiftly.
• Ensure that the institute delivers high performing and quality provision across all income streams, meeting the needs and standards of all our learners and customers.
• Line managing a small team of staff within the department as required, including carrying out staff appraisals and performance management.
• Role modelling excellent practice in student management, teaching, learning and assessment.
• Supporting team members to develop their practice in student management, teaching, learning and assessment.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Head of Employability:

• Experience of delivering good teaching and leading in further education.
• Experience of leading on cross-cutting themes such as student engagement, progress, assessment and IQA processes.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use it to drive improvements.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for and would like to join us as our Assistant Head of Employability please click ‘Apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!

Hull College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All colleagues are expected to contribute to the delivery of their safeguarding strategy and values. In addition, these posts require the colleague to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this post is subject to regulated activity.

We at Hull College prioritise digital proficiency; all new staff should either be skilled or open to training, looking forward to hearing from you on the last point.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier dependent on the level of applications received so if you do wish to be considered we recommend that you complete the application as promptly as possible. #J-18808-Ljbffr