Head of School for Access and Professional Services
City and Islington College
Islington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Circa £43,168 up to £45,786 (Inclusive of London Weighting)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 September 2016
Job overview
City and Islington College is a highly successful College with an ambitious growth plan and outstanding financial health. The College operates from five specialist Centres across the London Borough of Islington.
About the role:
The Centre for Lifelong Learning is seeking a Head of School for its successfully developing range of programmes in the Professional Services (Accountancy, Financial Services and Human Resources) and its long established Access to Higher Education pathways in Humanities and Business. With an appropriate teaching qualification and relevant subject knowledge, you will lead a team of dedicated academic and vocational staff to provide life changing opportunities for adult returners to education to progress to employment or higher education. You will have proven experience of successful team and curriculum management, and able to provide learners with exceptional quality teaching and learning
About you:
With a recognised teaching qualification and educated to Degree level, you will have relevant teaching and tutoring experience with adult returners to education, preferably at Access to Higher Education level. You will have subject specialist knowledge in Business, Accountancy, Humanities or Human Resources and successful course or team leadership experience involving the co-ordination of curriculum development and innovation.
‘The Governors of City & Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced their intention to merge from 1st August 2016 to create the first College group in London. This exciting development will help secure City and Islington’s future at the forefront on skills training in London and widen opportunities for both its staff and students. We will be happy to talk more about the implications of this change on the role you have applied for during the final stages of the selection process.
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 7th September 2016 (midnight)
TO APPLY: http://www.candi.ac.uk/work-for-us/vacancies/vacancies
City and Islington College is committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is essential to all of our work at every level, in our employment practices and selection process. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure
About City and Islington College
- City and Islington College
- Marlborough Building, 383 Holloway Road, Holloway
- London
- N7 0RN
- United Kingdom
Our reputation is built on the success of our students and the hard work and dedication of our teaching and business support staff. We pride ourselves on the academic achievements of our staff and students and for leading the way in further education not just locally, but nationally and increasingly internationally.
We offer great opportunities for people who want to maximise their potential and achieve their career aspirations in an educational environment where innovation and creativity are essential for our continued success as a leading educational establishment.
We aim to be a first choice education employer in London and our record backs it up. In fact, our achievements either meet or exceed the new, exacting Investors In People standard. We provide staff with a great working environment and excellent terms and conditions of employment and salaries which are amongst the best in the FE sector.
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.