Deputy Head of Health

NHS; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Weston-super-Mare is looking for a Deputy Head of Area to support curriculum development and lead a team of staff. The ideal candidate will have a Level 4 Teaching Qualification and experience in quality assurance processes, demonstrating effective leadership skills. This role involves ensuring high standards of learner experience and adherence to college protocols.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance processes.
• Effective management skills and ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.
• A full understanding of the EIF and awarding organisation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in the delivery and improvement of all learning programmes.
• Support the design and development of a FE curriculum.
• Manage and develop the implementation of FE curriculum.

Skills

Quality Assurance understanding

Knowledge of teaching strategies

Effective management skills

Ability to negotiate

Education

Level 4 Teaching Qualification

Vocational qualification at Level 3

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above

Job description

Overview

The person appointed will support the Head of Area to lead the team of staff in the delivery, development and improvement of all learning programmes within their area.

Main duties

The person appointed will be responsible to the Head of Area for the following:

• Supporting the design and development of a wide FE curriculum that meets the needs of learners, supports growth, and enables them to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours they need to progress into meaningful sustained destinations.
• To manage and develop the implementation of FE curriculum assigned to them that creates an outstanding learner experience.
• To manage, motivate and develop an assigned team of staff and support their career journeys while championing a cycle of continuous improvement.
• To work collaboratively with cross-college FE and HE teams to ensure the wider knowledge, skills and behaviours learners need are planned and developed coherently (e.g., Maths, English, Careers, Personal Development, digital, etc.).
• To proactively review and adapt the curriculum offer alongside the Head of Area to reflect the requirements of external stakeholders, meeting the skills agenda.
• To achieve key targets in terms of FE attendance, achievement, retention, progression and student experience as set centrally and by the Head of Area.
• To ensure college protocols and awarding organisation requirements for assessment and internal verification are complied with to support outstanding levels of learner progress.
• Identifying at-risk learners and implementing effective strategies to mitigate them leaving programmes early alongside the Head of Area.

About us

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work.

Target areas

• This post has key targets that are required for its success. These targets will be set and agreed annually, normally prior to the start of the academic year. Targets will be progress monitored and updated on a termly basis.
• Success, retention and achievement.
• Attendance and behaviour.
• Progress and value-added.
• Apprentice Progression.
• Teaching and learning observation profile.
• Staff and divisional performance.

Generic duties

The generic duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Head of Area are as follows:

• Monitor timetabling for all areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate full-time and part-time team members to ensure full utilisation and maximisation of teaching hours.
• Manage staff absence effectively, ensuring effective measures are taken to cover assessment, teaching and learning to minimise the impact on the learning experience for learners.
• Development, approval and validation of courses in response to Student, Employer needs and external bodies requirements.
• Line manage a team of staff ensuring performance is regularly reviewed in line with College performance management and appraisal protocols.
• Monitor and support the development of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment, including the implementation of developmental action plans for staff.
• Providing reports, data and other information as required.
• Ensure the progress of learners is robustly monitored, developed and reported as per college protocols.
• Ensure the college policy for target setting and pastoral care of all learners within the faculty is successfully implemented.
• Ensure attendance and standards of learners behaviour are outstanding.
• Ensure IAG for prospective and existing apprentices is effective and leads to positive destination outcomes.
• Ensure college policies and procedures are fully adhered to by all staff and learners.
• Assess and/or teach on appropriate apprenticeship framework, standards and full-time courses.
• Comply with information security requirements in line with Weston College policy.
• Other duties as may be required by Leadership Team to reflect changes and developments commensurate with the grade of the post.

Targets

This post has key targets that are required for its success. These targets will be set and agreed annually, normally prior to the start of the academic year. Targets will be progress monitored and updated on a termly basis. The following areas for which targets will be set are indicative and may change in line with external and internal strategies:

• Success, retention and achievement.
• Attendance and behaviour.
• Progress and value-added.
• Apprentice Progression.
• Teaching and learning observation profile.
• Staff and divisional performance.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, including English and maths.
• Evidence of a Level 2 qualification in English and maths.
• Vocational qualification at a minimum Level 3 appropriate to the area.
• Level 4 Teaching Qualification.
• IQA qualification and evidence of CPD.

Experience

• A strong understanding of Quality Assurance processes.
• Knowledge and experience of current teaching, learning and assessment strategies.
• Experience in working effectively with employers/partners to develop current and new provisions.
• A full understanding of the EIF and awarding organisation guidance and regulations.
• A breadth of knowledge, understanding and professional experience of the area.
• Experience of working with national governing or accrediting bodies.
• Understanding of management information systems and their application.
• Effective management skills and ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.
• Relentless pursuit of excellence and willingness to challenge underperformance.
• Ability to negotiate and influence a wide range of people.
• Understanding of funding and strategic planning methodologies.
• Evidence of working effectively with a wide range of stakeholders to meet the needs of learners.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.