Programme Lead in Construction in Macclesfield

Cheshire College South & West and Macclesfield College are in a proposed merger to commence from 1st August 2026. Should you be successful at your interview for this role, and the merger confirmed, your terms and conditions will be aligned to Cheshire College South & West.

Macclesfield College is a place that fires ambition, realises potential and looks to the future. We continue to build a growth mindset for both students and colleagues alike and are excited to continue to attract, retain and develop our outstanding people to provide only the best for our learners. We have the most supportive and collaborative colleagues who enrich the lives of our students through our values.

The role of Programme Lead is to assist the Centre Principal with the operational day-to-day running of the area. The post holder will be expected to teach an appropriate caseload within the designated curriculum area of Construction. An ability to develop and promote good professional practice with colleagues is essential to this role. This post may require some evening and weekend working to support College events including interview evenings and parents’ evenings.

Main Duties for this role include:

• Plan teaching, learning and assessment for college programmes using the appropriate College format to ensure effective learning.
• Deliver teaching and learning to at least a consistently good or outstanding standard to achieve high success rates.
• Assess accurately learners' work both formatively and summatively against appropriate awarding body criteria to ensure learners achieve their qualifications.
• Comply with all College quality assurance procedures as prescribed by the Deputy Principal to ensure the achievement of all internal and external audits.
• Use all appropriate resources effectively to ensure that the learners’ experience results in positive learning outcomes and high professional standards.
• Support learners' progress through personal tutoring and parent/careers evenings to help learners achieve their full potential and progress appropriately.
• Thoroughly prepare suitable teaching, learning and assessment materials for a range of courses/classes and make use of a variety of appropriate learning and teaching methods.
• Have available an up-to-date syllabus and scheme of work (showing methods of delivery and embedded cross-cutting themes) for each course/class taught.

We offer a brilliant package of benefits to support your career and wellbeing including:

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities
• Financial support to gain your teaching qualification
• Professional development and upskilling opportunities
• Up to 51 days of annual leave, including bank holidays, Christmas closure, and a dedicated Wellbeing Day
• Discounted gym membership, and hair and beauty treatments
• Free secure campus parking and excellent transport links
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Staff Awards & Recognition
• Access to our employee benefits platform

Pre-employment Screening:

All posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide:

• Evidence of your right to work in the UK
• Proof of Identity
• A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period
• Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustments.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.