Curriculum & Quality Manager (Vocational Studies)

at  London Borough of Bexley

ABOUT US

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
The Learning & Enterprise College Bexley is a vibrant adult education institution responsible for delivering high quality outcomes for students, residents, and employers, while contributing to the strategic objectives laid out in Bexley Council’s corporate priorities for adult learning, employment, and wellbeing. We were pleased to secure an OFSTED judgement of “Good” in March 2020 and since then have continued on our journey, delivering high quality education through a variety of methods during the pandemic.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

The post holder will be responsible for curriculum design and delivery of all vocational accredited and non-accredited course offer at the Learning and Enterprise College Bexley. They will be expected to develop a strategic, efficient community learning offer that meets the community learning objectives and reduces duplication of courses in the locality. They will ensure continuous improvement through effective deployment of resources and provision of a diverse, creative, and flexible curriculum.
The post holder will be skilled in developing successful partnership working. They will be confident engaging with a wide range of relevant stakeholders in the local area to shape our offer to local needs, engage target groups, and deliver high quality outcomes for learners and partners.
You will be supported to undertake professional development activities and further training and be a designated safeguarding officer. You will receive a comprehensive induction and support throughout your role.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Philip Cunniffe, Principal, 020 3045 4201, philip.cunniffe@lecb.ac.uk.
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.