Team Leader : Work Based Learning – Construction in Rotherham

Hours: Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £41,165 a year + benefits

Location: Rotherham College and Dearne Valley College, Rotherham with offsite work across South Yorkshire

About the Role

The role of the Team Leader: Work Based Learning – Construction (South Yorkshire) is to lead on the delivery of a range of apprenticeship standards within Construction and other provisions where required in order to equip our learners with skills for their future through the delivery of outstanding education and training that inspires learners to achieve their potential.

As a Work Based Learning Lead, you will:

• Coordinate and lead on the apprenticeship provision for the construction apprentices across Rotherham and Dearne Valley college campuses.
• Ensure that our apprentices receive a high-quality service and make excellent progress.
• Line manage staff within your area.
• Lead the quality assurance process for your subject specialism and oversee awarding body compliance for all other areas within your responsibility.
• Champion innovation in curriculum design through close alignment with employer needs.

You will need to have experience of high-quality assessing/teaching within apprenticeships and ideally in construction. You will understand how to sequence quality apprenticeship delivery and quality assurance to provide the very best outcomes for our apprentices. You will have an understanding of FE and Apprenticeship Standards, being able to coordinate and lead a team on programme design and delivery, ensuring all learners succeed and have a positive and meaningful experience whilst studying with us.

Possession of a Level 3 or above in a vocationally relevant subject, an assessor’s award (TAQA/A1) is essential, as well as an IQA qualification however support to obtain this upon commencement in the role will be considered. You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake).

We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!

Department Info

Your line manager will be the Director of Employer Partnerships and Apprenticeships. You will regularly report on your objectives to update them on a range of KPI’s including (but not limited to) learner recruitment, retention, achievement, attendance and progress. You will provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support to Assessors/Apprenticeship Skills Tutors and Programme Leaders in your teams through informal methods and regular team meetings.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
• Up to 44 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too; We are Inclusive, We have Integrity, We Deliver, We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022). We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met. All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.