Faculty Manager - Lifeskills
City Of Oxford College
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £37,338 PA
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 December 2017
Job overview
Activate Learning are a forward thinking, successful education group whose mission is to provide talent for business. Transforming lives through our learning philosophy.
We are a group of 3 Further Education Colleges, 5 schools, 2 apprenticeship providers and a business school. We run four colleges in Saudi Arabia and do international work in China, India and South East Asia. We serve approximately 30,000 students across our group each year.
Our focus is on learning and enabling all who work with us to gain the skills, knowledge and attributes to gain employment and be promotable and successfully employed for as long as they want. We concentrate on what motivates learning and creating the emotional environment for all of us at Activate Learning to gain confidences and resilience to learn how to develop ourselves. To achieve this we work closely with businesses to understand their needs and involve them in our developments.
The Role
Part of your role will be spent teaching and the other half will be spent improving team performance, with a corresponding improvement in the student experience and student outcomes. You will also work with the Faculty Co-ordinators to ensure high quality organisational planning and compliance with necessary administrative procedures.
The Person
This is a key role and as such we're seeking an exceptional candidate who holds a teaching qualification and has significant teaching experience as a successful teacher with the 16–19 age group. You will have an understanding of what makes outstanding teaching and learning and proven management/ leadership experience. The successful candidate will have a specialism in either ESOL/EFL or, special education.
So if you have experience of working with individuals and teams to develop their performance and experience of working in an FE environment then you could be what we're looking for. In return, we can offer you a range of benefits:
- ongoing professional development
- pension scheme
- generous annual leave entitlement
- childcare vouchers
- discounted rail tickets
Interview date: W/C Monday 18 December 2017
Any person offered a position will be required to complete a DBS application. Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About City Of Oxford College
City of Oxford College is a mixed, non-denominational further education college in Oxfordshire serving students from the age of 14 and above. The college is part of Active Learning. City of Oxford College has partnerships with organisations including Oxford Brookes University, The National School of Furniture, University of Bedfordshire and Oxford City Learning (OCL).
Formerly Oxford College of Further Education, City of Oxford College was founded in 1960. It is spread across two campuses in Oxford and provides a range of A-level courses, higher education, apprenticeships and vocational training for professionals and adult learners. Facilities include art, design and fashion studios, editing facilities, recording studios and a hair and beauty salon for students to train in.
Principal
Ian Francis
Values and vision
City of Oxford College wants all students to have an enjoyable and fulfilling time while studying there. It celebrates diversity and works to make sure all students are treated as individuals with the same level of respect, regardless of their differences. The college wants pupils to achieve to the highest of their potential. It works to support individuals to help them achieve their future goals and ambitions through an active careers service, where students can meet with an advisor and decide on their next steps. City of Oxford College runs an active Student Union and encourages students to get involved with extra-curricular activities to further their learning experience, develop their CV and expand their skillset.
Ofsted
“Teaching, learning and assessment are good, which is leading to improved outcomes for most learners. Most lessons are good and a significant minority, particularly in independent living and leisure skills, and in catering, are outstanding.”
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.