Core Skills Manager (Maternity cover)

NPTC Group; Neath; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in Wales is seeking a qualified manager to deliver exceptional outcomes. The role offers a salary of £50,320 - £53,609 per annum with a generous holiday allowance of up to 50 days. Additional benefits include a comprehensive pension scheme and opportunities for professional development. Full-time, fixed-term contract until 12 February 2027, with the expectation to work 37 hours per week, including some evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Qualification and/or experience in Management is essential.
• Experience of managing courses and students needed.
• Relevant teaching experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage courses and provide educational support.
• Ensure a high standard of teaching and curriculum delivery.
• Engage in Continuous Professional Development.

Skills

Management experience

Teaching qualification

IT literacy

Education

Level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

About you

Ideally you should possess a qualification and/or experience in Management and a level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline (degree or equivalent). You should hold a teaching qualification, have relevant teaching experience and be IT literate equivalent to level 3. Experience of managing courses and students is essential.

About us

NPTC Group of Colleges is one of the largest Further Education providers in Wales, providing almost every conceivable vocational area of education and training including an exciting and varied programme of full and part-time courses stretching across locations from South to Mid Wales.

NPTC Group of Colleges has been educating future generations for over 90 years, we believe that qualifications and training are key to many rewarding career paths, with our highly qualified teaching staff and their wealth of industry knowledge on hand we will open the door to a successful and rewarding future, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we want them to leave us having had more than just an education.

Why work for us?

As well as competitive salaries, our pension schemes are some of the best available. These are administered via the Local Government Pension Scheme or the Teacher's Pension Scheme and provide pensions that are increased each year in line with inflation. We contribute over £20 into your pension, for every £100 you earn.

The holiday allowance is excellent right from year 1. You have 37 days per year of holiday, and as we close the College for up to 5 days over Christmas, this means up to an additional 5 days of leave. With the 8 days of public/bank holidays on top of this, you could benefit from 50 days of annual leave as a manager. This is work-life balance!

We have a range of potential flexible working options available including agile working, sabbatical leave and job share, where it meets the needs of the College. Sickness benefits here are generous, and staff are also provided with free access to independent occupational health, the Employee Support Helpline, a 24-hour life management and personal support helpline. The College also employs a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator, who provides support and organises very popular events across the Group, as well as providing access to a variety of free wellbeing resources.

There is free car parking at all of our main colleges as well as bike storage, and if you are based in the South, we can also offer a 10% discount at the Lilliput Day Nursery in Neath.

The College is an educator and as such we actively promote and encourage Continuous Professional Development for all of our staff; we may even be able to contribute to the fees for higher degrees and other qualifications helpful to your job.

On top of all this, working at the College gives us the privilege of being involved in helping our learners and our communities succeed and thrive.

NPTC Group of Colleges offers far more than just good salaries!

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Take the next step in your career if you are passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes.

Management Scale, Points 1-3, £50,320 - £53,609 per annum.

37 hours per week (including occasional early mornings, evenings and weekends).

Full time, fixed term until 12 February 2027.