Deputy Head of Electrical in Stevenage

Employer: North Hertfordshire College

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: Up to £44,000 FTE depending on experience plus benefits

About the role:

As the Deputy Head of Electrical, you will play a key role in supporting the leadership and management of the College's Electrical provision, helping to ensure outstanding outcomes for learners and staff. Working closely with the Head of Electrical, you will contribute to the strategic development of the department while overseeing the day-to-day delivery of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across a range of electrical programmes.

About the organisation:

North Hertfordshire College, part of Hart Learning Group operates across three main campuses in Stevenage and Hitchin and includes business operations Hart Learning and Development (our Employer and Apprenticeship arm). As a college, we have over 650 staff and a turnover of circa £30m.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the agreed quality processes and systems; course review, internal/external verification, student satisfaction, learning platform and lesson observations; work with colleagues across the designated curricula to deliver a quality focused student experience, which engages, inspires and prepares students for the world of work.
• Input into the development and evolution of a responsive, relevant, curriculum offer; work with marketing, communications and events colleagues to define a clear proposition to individual students of all ages within the curriculum responsibility.
• Teach a minimum of 340 hours on a range of courses, as required, demonstrating high standards of teaching, learning and attainment, whilst ensuring continuous improvement in own teaching to support positive student outcomes.
• Work with the Head of Curriculum and other colleagues to ensure the timetabling and delivery of the college’s model for teaching and learning is effective; ensure that the model is consistently applied and embedded across the curriculum(s) of responsibility.
• With the Head of Curriculum and quality and innovation colleagues, create and deliver a personalised teaching and learning support plan for teaching staff, whilst ensuring each plan provides inspiration and direction required to deliver outstanding teaching and learning.
• To support the Head of Curriculum with the creation of the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and the execution of the subsequent Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) to ensure that the curriculum area(s) continue to progress to excellence.
• Work with colleagues across the college to ensure we are providing necessary safeguarding support for students.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Hart Learning Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as our posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also an offence to apply for a role if you have been barred from working with children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you have been shortlisted for a role and are within the guidelines of KCSIE, an online search will be carried out to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online. If any incidents or issues are identified, the Group might want to explore these with you at the interview. As part of the recruitment process, you will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.