Job Description

Curriculum Leader – Digital Technologies

Imperial Recruitment Group are delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with Newcastle College who are recruiting for a Curriculum Leader of Digital Technologies on a permanent basis.

Salary: Up to £50,566 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Newcastle College

Hours: Full time

Purpose of the Role

Provide support to the Head of Curriculum in the management of the section in order to ensure the section performance is aligned to College key performance indicators. Line manage direct reports to ensure high levels of performance within the curriculum area. Support the Head of Curriculum in ensuring the delivery of a high standard of learner experience and is prepared for internal and external scrutiny. Lead the implementation of industry standard and College requirements including quality, finance and health and safety.

As an employee within NCG, all employees are required to promote, uphold and demonstrate through personal example, our values and behaviours.

Responsibilities:

Support the Head of Curriculum in ensuring effective leadership of aligned provision including, curriculum planning, development and delivery.
Support the Head of Curriculum in College business planning and performance monitoring processes to contribute to the School growth and priority areas.
Support the Head of Curriculum in liaising with the central Quality unit in all aspects of quality enhancement and self-assessment processes.
Monitor provision against key performance indicators and benchmarks implementing improvement plans where necessary.
Provide support and supervision for specific curriculum areas, ensuring high quality provision and the maximisation of both physical and human resources.
Undertake line management of direct reports, such as programme leaders, lecturers, instructors and technicians ensuring full and effective communication across the Section.
Contribute to HR processes such as recruitment and performance management of staff.
Deputise for the Head of Curriculum as appropriate.
Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviours of the organisation.
Prepare and deliver high quality learning activities that drive learner progress.
Design and implement innovative assessment strategies and provide feedback to learners to drive improvement.
Work proactively to facilitate recruitment to the curriculum area and programme and ensure the accuracy of public information.

Additional Responsibilities

Management of Digital Apprenticeships (predominantly degree apprenticeships) and Higher Education Programmes to ensure high levels of performance and take responsibility for the apprenticeship journey from sign up to completion.
Maintain regular contact with the employers of their apprentices, removing obstacles, tackling difficulties and providing intervention where issues may arise.
Support the implementing and embedding of integrated systems to support business processes for apprenticeship delivery, from sign up to completion, ensuring full compliance across Newcastle College.
Build a wide stakeholder base of employers throughout the North East and ensure that employer satisfaction with NCG apprenticeships is high through excellent service

Standard Responsibilities for all positions in NCG

Participate in any staff review/performance management processes involving the identifying and meeting of training needs for self and others.
Take appropriate responsibility to ensure the health and safety of self and others.
Pursue the achievement and integration of equal opportunities throughout all activities.
Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities appropriate to the level of this post.
Comply with all NCG policies and procedures
NCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Experience/Qualifications:

Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a related subject area.
Qualified teacher status.
Evidence of relevant updating/CPD
If teaching on a higher education programme (Levels 4, 5, 6 or 7) must have or be actively working towards a qualification one level above.
Management qualification.
Experience of effective people and performance management.
Experience of change management and or implementing new initiatives.
Experience of building relationships with a range of internal stakeholders and external partners.
Experience of deploying learning technologies, tracking processes and use of college monitoring systems to support learners to achieve and progress.
Experience of curriculum design and innovation, planning, delivering, and assessing.
Experience and evidence of improving learner success and progression within education against Ofsted common inspection framework and or HE Quality Code.
Experience in Digital Technologies

For more information on this opportunity please feel free to contact Imperial Recruitment Group. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive we may not be able to respond to every application, however, if you do not get a response within 7 days, please consider your application for this opportunity unsuccessful but we will keep your details on file for other opportunities.

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