Curriculum Area Manager - English, Maths & Digital Skills

at  Bradford College

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Adult Skills department as the Curriculum Area Manager for English, Maths and Digital Skills.
This is an integral role within the department where you will be responsible for the planning, development, management and performance of all courses in your curriculum area to ensure the overall outstanding quality of the provision.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• A Bachelor’s degree or appropriate Level 5 professional qualification in a subject relevant to the Curriculum Area.
• A recognised teaching qualification at Level 5 or above.
• GCSE 4-9/A*- C or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in English or equivalent. (e.g. CSE 1, O Level A – C)
• GCSE 4-9/A*- C or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in Maths or equivalent. (e.g. CSE 1, O Level A – C)

EXPERIENCE

• Academic experience in a field relevant to Further Education
• Experience and evidence of the effective performance management of people
• Experience of using data and information effectively to drive improvements within a curriculum area
• Experience of curriculum planning and development to meet the needs of students, employers and the changes in Further Education
• Experience of working effectively with colleagues within the curriculum area and those from the wider college teams
• Experience of student pastoral care and disciplinary procedures.
• Experience of liaising with awarding organisations to ensure the College fulfils their requirements
  For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on the level of interest and number of applications so early application is advised.

• To be responsible for planning and management of the performance of all courses in the Curriculum area. This includes but is not limited to:
• Maximising student enrolments
• Ensuring overall outstanding quality of the provision through quality interventions and support.
• Ensuring that targets and KPIs for attendance, retention, attainment, performance measures (including value-added) destinations and internal progression in all provision pathways are met
• Through regular review of curriculum delivery across the curriculum area ensure optimization of the curriculum plan and delivery;
• Ensure curriculum area student satisfaction benchmarks are met each year;
• Ensure equality and diversity targets are embedded across the curriculum area.
• Contributing to the self-assessment process at all levels
• To be responsible for the performance, management and development of the curriculum area staff, including setting targets, monitoring KPIs, managing performance, attendance, recruitment, AWAMs, induction, appraisals and curriculum related staff development.
• To ensure full compliance first time with all College procedures and systems and report on these via KPIs. To ensure appropriate records, registers, staff and student timetables are maintained and available as required by internal management information systems and external audit regimes.
• To liaise with the Head of Department to enable the curriculum area budget allocation to be deployed efficiently and effectively; provide course costings and information relating to resources, ensuring that a quality experience for students and appropriate working resources and development is in place for staff.
• To ensure effective management of the physical resources of a Curriculum Area and maintain a safe and secure learning environment by ensuring regular risk assessments are undertaken.
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