Head of Faculty - Maths and Science

Head of Faculty, Maths and Science

Permanent

1.0 FTE, full-time 

Start date: 25th August 2022

Salary: Within the SFCA Leadership spine range L5 £53,910 to L7 £56,706, subject to any approved pay award. Appointed position on spine will be dependent upon experience. This is a leading curriculum role in our structure and is remunerated as such using the SFCA Leadership spine.  

The Head of Faculty (HoF) will be directly responsible to the Assistant Principal and be one of a highly successful team of six HoFs. The faculty has 19 team members (including Course Leaders) and approximately 900 students. The HoF is supported by a Course Leader for each course within the faculty; 

• A level Maths 

• GCSE Maths 

• A Level Biology 

• A Level Chemistry 

• A Level Physics 

• BTEC Extended Certificate in Applied Science (Human Biology) 

• BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science 

The successful candidate would ideally be required to teach A Level Maths (but other teaching subjects will be considered) for 13.5 hours and be allocated 1 hour flexible support time and 9 hours remission per week. They may be required to be a Course Leader for A Level Maths.  

Science is one of the highest performing teams in the College and results are consistently above Sixth Form College averages both for raw outcomes and value added.  The team delivers A Levels in biology, chemistry and physics and a range of BTEC courses in Applied Science.  The team consists of 13 teachers and 6 technicians who work collaboratively to ensure that students receive an enjoyable, challenging learning experience and realise their full potential.

The successful candidate will be inspirational and demonstrate passion, integrity and have a genuine commitment to improving the life chances of all our students.  Our standards and expectations are high and you will be challenged to make a significant contribution to our continuing drive for excellence.  In return, we will ensure that you have the opportunity to constantly develop your professional practice, work alongside outstanding and supportive colleagues, and enjoy excellent staff benefits.

Huddersfield New College is ‘Disability Confident Leader’ employer and we are committed to fulfilling the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010.  All disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for a post will be offered an interview and we will make all reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend the interview. We are committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding young people and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate will be required for all posts. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

The successful candidate will be subject to relevant background and safeguarding checks, including a Section 128 check undertaken post offer.

Please note, when applying for this role, you will be prompted to input a supporting statement. A supporting statement is not required for this post so when prompted, please just enter the words ‘expression of interest’ only.

The closing date for this vacancy is midday 19th May 2022. The interview and assessment date for this post is will be on either 25th May or 26th May.