Head of Section - Engineering
Sandwell College
Sandwell
- £40,000 - £50,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2021
Job overview
Location: Central Sixth, Sandwell, West Bromwich
Working Hours: 37
Salary: circa £50,000 (further enhancement may be available for the right candidate)
Sandwell College is a fantastic leading organisation. We are a large, successful, richly diverse and growing college based on the outskirts of Birmingham. We have achieved significant success over recent years and we have further, big ambitions for the future with just under 6,000 students currently studying with us. We offer competitive pay and excellent rewards including:
• Excellent annual leave for Lecturers plus bank holiday allowance
• Competitive pension scheme
• A variety of health and wellbeing programmes
• Discounted gym membership
• Progressive career development and training with regular ‘Appreciation Days’
We are looking for a dedicated Head of Engineering to join our department supporting the Associate Principal and Centre Deputy Principal in the running of the college and its continued growth through the recruitment and retention of learners and the ongoing development of an appropriate, high quality curriculum offer. This will be an exciting time to join our College and be the spearhead of developing our new build state of the art engineering advanced technology centre. You will be the key person that will shape the future of engineering and lead on curriculum design along with the Associate Principal in this new venture.
The role will be responsible for the coordination of the tutorial program in cooperation with a group of tutors along with tracking the achievement and success of apprenticeships and full-time learners on Btec programmes. You’ll also be responsible for successful achievement of KPI’s including success rates, recruitment, attendance, student progression, quality of teaching, study programme implementation including English and Maths.
Our existing post holder will be retiring from this position and you will be taking over a strong area in both performance, student success and achievements. The ideal candidate will be someone with a vison and innovation and has a thirst to help learners succeed and develop a career in engineering disciplines.
The post holder will have significant experience of the management and development of engineering curriculum areas along with experience in one or more of the following areas such as, vocational learning including Engineering and Apprenticeships standards in this subject. Finally, they should be an experienced teacher and have a professional qualification.
To view the full job description, please see the attached document or for further information, please contact HR: HR@sandwell.ac.uk
Closing date is 29th September. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.
Interviews: First stage interviews are TBC.
Sandwell College is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve and positively encourage applications form all.
Attached documents
About Sandwell College
About Sandwell College
Sandwell College is a great place to work; a large, successful and growing College that has achieved significant success over recent years and has further, big ambitions for its future.
It has two state of the art campuses in West Bromwich accessible through excellent transport links and, following a successful merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College, has an exciting presence in Birmingham.
The majority of the College’s full-time students are aged 16-18, studying courses designed to give them skills for the modern workplace in a learning environment fully equipped with a specialist automotive centre, beauty and hairdressing salons, computer suites, construction workshops, engineering and science laboratories, fashion and photography studios, a sports hall and a 170-seater theatre.
Principal
Graham Pennington
Values and vision
Sandwell College aims to help students achieve their goals and take their next step, whether that be further progression with the college, Higher Education, or employment and training. It also aims to offer its students first class guidance and support and to do everything it possibly can to help them succeed, driving innovation and quality forward.
Sandwell College’s objective is to give young people the best possible transition from school to college and get them into top universities and careers. It is also strongly committed to creating opportunities for its adult learners by working closely with local and regional businesses, both large and small, to help them develop a skilled workforce.
Ofsted
“The large majority of students make good or better progress. Students develop very good personal, social and employability skills that prepare them well for further study and for the world of work. Teaching and learning are good, and often outstanding. Students benefit from the college’s excellent teaching, study and social spaces, with very high quality resources and equipment to support learning.”
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