HE Lead in Health & Social Care
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £34,673 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2019
Job overview
Join Wigan & Leigh College on our journey to outstanding
Continually striving for excellence and a strong Grade 2 College, Wigan & Leigh College is well underway on its journey to become Outstanding. With over 6,500 students and a turnover of £26m, the College is in a strong position to continue to move forward and grow.
The College has distinct ambitions to expand its choice of programmes and services to meet the needs of the local community and support the economic transformation of Wigan and surrounding areas.
The College has created a community that encourages all students to enhance their learning through wider opportunities and support services; to maximise their achievements and secure progression onto further study and employment.
We are looking to recruit a Higher Education Lead for Health & Social Care for our very successful Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care. We require an innovative and creative teaching professional with occupational experience within the Health Care sector.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to programmes of study within the Health and Social Care Centre of Excellence and develop unique student opportunities.
You will be required to lead on the innovation, development, implementation and organisation of designated courses and programmes of study within health and social care.
As the Higher Education Lead for Health & Social Care, you will be responsible for working with partner institutions and participating in the attendance at module and exam boards as well as moderation and meetings as required.
You will contribute to marketing and admissions events, comply with the quality assurance procedures and offer support on the management of resources.
A health or clinical background would be highly desirable for this position but social care is also valid and acceptable.
This role may involve teaching on a range of programmes within the Health & Social Care faculty as well as potential to teach on other higher education courses within the college portfolio offer.
The College reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date.
To comply with legislation, you are required to obtain a DBS check for your role. We will be asking Protocol National Ltd/Esafeguarding Ltd to undertake this process on our behalf.
The College is only accepting direct applicants for this role, no agency contact is required.
Attached documents
About Wigan and Leigh College
- Wigan and Leigh College
- PO Box 53, Parson's Walk, Wigan
- Lancashire
- WN1 1RS
- United Kingdom
Wigan and Leigh College is a further education college in Wigan, Greater Manchester, which has been providing education and training locally for more than 150 years. It employs around 1,000 staff and has a student roll of about 17,000. Further education students can choose the A-level professional honours programme or vocational qualifications such as BTECs. An expanding higher education portfolio of foundation degrees, top-up degrees, higher nationals and certificates is available to adult students of all ages, both full-time and part-time.
Wigan and Leigh College operates from several sites across the borough: the Parson’s Walk Centre, School for the Arts and Pagefield Centre are in Wigan, close to the town centre. The Image Centre and Leigh College are close to the town centre of Leigh.
Principal
Anna Dawe
Values and vision
Wigan and Leigh College aims to be a beacon of educational excellence, transforming the lives of the individuals and communities it serves. Teaching and learning is at the heart of the college’s ethos. Equality and diversity are highly valued. The college and its students work in partnership with others to maximise the contribution made to local, regional and national economic development.
Ofsted report
“Teachers engage enthusiastically in the development of their teaching skills and readily share good practice among themselves. Staff support learners with high needs exceptionally well so that they are included fully in the life of the college and develop good independent living skills.”
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