Programme Manager
Barnsley College
Barnsley
- £44,240 - £44,241 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2025
Job overview
Programme Manager
Childcare and Health
Salary: £44,241 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent Full time 37 hours per week
Reference: REC2085 | Closing date: Thursday, 20th February 2025
The opportunity
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Programme Manager to lead and oversee Teaching and Learning as well as employer engagement. In this role, you will ensure that teachers and course leaders consistently deliver exceptional educational outcomes, meeting and exceeding the college’s high standards for teaching and learning. You’ll work closely with the Programme Manager for Quality and Curriculum and the central Teaching and Learning team to drive excellence across the department.
A significant aspect of your role will involve employer engagement, where you’ll work collaboratively with employers, drive the development of a curriculum that is co-designed with sector leaders to align with sector demands and labour market intelligence (LMI). By collaborating with Teaching and Learning Coaches, you’ll champion exceptional teaching pedagogy including the integration of digital technologies into teaching and learning, ensuring staff are equipped with the training and development opportunities needed to deliver exceptional teaching, learning and assessment.
You will promote evidence-based best practices to improve staff performance and foster a culture of continuous development across the department. Your strong leadership skills and proven ability to manage and drive exceptional performance across multiple curricula will be essential. You’ll identify areas for improvement and implement targeted actions that deliver meaningful and measurable outcomes.
Collaboration will be at the heart of your work. You’ll build strong partnerships with colleagues across the college and external stakeholders, including employers, to enhance curriculum delivery and respond to the evolving demands of the sector. Your focus on aligning the curriculum with labour market needs and sector expectations will ensure it remains relevant, forward-thinking, and impactful.
If you have a proven track record of leading teams, driving improvement, and creating innovative, high-quality curricula, we’d love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a real difference by shaping the future of education in the Childcare and Health sectors.
About you
We’re looking for an experienced and confident leader to drive excellence in education as our Programme Manager for Childcare and Health. With your strong background in teaching, curriculum development, and leadership, you’ll inspire and support our high-performing team of teachers and course leaders to deliver outstanding educational outcomes.
You’ll bring fresh ideas and a forward-thinking approach to curriculum development, ensuring programmes are aligned with labour market intelligence and sector needs. Your knack for business development will help shape a curriculum that’s not only relevant but also embraces digital technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment.
Your ability to collaborate and communicate effectively will enable you to build strong partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including employers. With your focus on innovation and best practices, you’ll foster a culture of continuous development and help your team reach new heights of success.
You’ll also use your keen eye for improvement to ensure programmes remain impactful and future focussed. If you’re ready to make a real difference and lead the way in shaping the future of education in these sectors, this is the perfect opportunity for you. We’d love to hear from you!
Below is a list of some of the key skills, qualifications and experience we are seeking for this exciting opportunity.
Required
- Degree in a relevant subject or significant sector experience
- Teaching qualification or willingness to achieve Level 5 PGCE
- GCSE Maths and English (or an equivalent Level 2 qualification)
- Minimum 5 years' teaching experience, including course coordination
- Proven track record of exceptional teaching practice
- Experience with delivering internal quality assurance development for a staff team
- Experience in innovative curriculum and programme development
Preferred
- Management qualification
Application Guidance
When submitting your application, please provide clear evidence of your experience in the following areas as this will help us to effectively assess your suitability for the role.
- Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
- At least five years of leadership or management experience
- Collaborating with employers to develop and design curricula
- Innovative curriculum and programme development
- Contributing to and leading on teaching and learning
- Delivering internal quality assurance development for a staff team
- Conducting appraisals or providing performance feedback
- Ongoing professional development (CPD)
Reasons to join us
- We offer substantial annual leave entitlement (Up to 47 days per year including bank and public holidays)
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- We invest in our people through funded CPD opportunities, regular staff development training and paid volunteering days
- Career advancement opportunities with tailored support for staff to progress
- 24/7 access to same day appointments with a GP
- Exclusive discounts and cashback for retail, dining and leisure as part of YouatWork
- Access to health cash plans as members of the Westfield Health Scheme or Health Shield
- Discounted college gym membership with onsite facilities
- Supporting employee mental health through access to free counselling services and the Foundations App
- Discounts schemes for greener travel including Northern Rail, Trainline and Cycle to Work
- Free Microsoft Office 365 for personal use on up to five machines
- Access to discounted hair and beauty therapies at our onsite salon
- On site subsidised Starbucks and food outlets offering a variety of dining options
- Free breakfast daily for all staff members
- Our shared purpose - We believe in transforming the lives of both our learners and staff
Closing date for applications is Thursday, 20th February 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on the level of interest.
Job Description and Person Specification
Barnsley College is committed to creating a dynamic and diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of their gender, disability, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or faith. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from DBS.
Please be aware that it is a Criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
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About Barnsley College
Barnsley College is rated outstanding by Ofsted. It has approximately 9,000 students and offers various programmes including vocational courses, A Levels, apprenticeships, technical courses (T Levels), part-time and Higher Education courses.
Barnsley College is an outstanding place to work; our vision is to Transform Lives, not just for our students but for our staff too, and we encourage them to dream big.
We employ approximately 800 people, making us one of the region’s largest employers.
To ensure we retain our excellent people we invest in our workforce, giving them access to training, development and career progression opportunities. We also reward and look after our staff with generous annual leave entitlements, wellbeing programmes, regular staff development and networking events, flexible working opportunities, and many discounts and offers, such as reduced gym membership.
Colleagues tell us that they like working at the College and this is reflected by our staff survey which consistently shows a high satisfaction rate.
The College offers the following benefits to its staff in addition to competitive salaries:
- Generous leave entitlement (Teaching Staff – 55 days, Support and Management Staff – 47 days)
- Access to Local Government or Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work (cycle purchase scheme)
- Excellent access to the College by public transport
- Northern Rail season ticket scheme
- Comprehensive Wellbeing Programme including on-site health checks, access to smoking cessation services and weight management group
- Family Friendly Policies including enhanced maternity and parental leave and opportunities for job sharing and flexible working
- Training and Development including support for teaching staff to achieve a recognised teaching qualification, job related training and development for all staff to encourage career progression
- Reduced price gym membership for College staff at the Honeywell Sports Village facility
- Membership of the Westfield Health Scheme or Health Shield (contributory) through Payroll
- Discounted hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies available at Images salon
- Access to support and advice on a range of financial, wellbeing and individual matters (including IMASS portal and access to counselling services)
- Access to a benefits website offering discounts at a number of retailers
- Free Microsoft Office 365 for personal use on up to five machines
Wherever your expertise lies, if you’d like to work at a highly successful College in a supportive and nurturing environment, then you’re looking in the right place.
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