Director of Automotive, Construction & Engineering

Telford College; Wellington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Telford College is seeking a Director of Automotive, Construction & Engineering to join its Senior Leadership Team. This exciting position involves overseeing curriculum development and ensures high-quality learning experiences for students. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to student success.

Benefits

Inclusive work atmosphere

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Automotive, Construction or Engineering.
• PCGE or equivalent teaching qualification required.
• Senior level experience in FE/HE, with extensive curriculum management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support curriculum development and high-quality learning.
• Achieve strategic and operational objectives.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Curriculum management

Leadership

Performance management

Quality improvement

Safeguarding

Education

Degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Automotive, Construction or Engineering

PCGE or equivalent teaching qualification

Job description

Director of Automotive, Construction & Engineering

OUR MISSION: “To be an outstanding educational provider for our community, ensuring that students achieve positive outcomes aligned to high aspirations, and through collaborative engagement, support employers to have the required skills to develop and grow their workforce.”

Due to ongoing expansion, restructure and internal promotions at Telford College, we have a director-level opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team.

With a new sixth form centre soon to open in Telford’s Station Quarter, and multi-million-pound investment in the pipeline to reshape our Wellington campus, this is an incredibly exciting time to join our committed team and drive forward the next stages of our journey.

To support this growth and development, we are seeking candidates for the following senior role:

• Director of Automotive, Construction & Engineering

This role is integral to ensuring that our vision and objectives are realised and will play a key role in shaping the future of the College.

Following our recent inspection, Telford College is in an excellent position to continue expanding and evolving. We are heavily investing in our university-standard facilities, ensuring that our resources are innovative and supported by the latest hi-tech learning platforms.

We have an ambitious growth agenda, including relocating our Sixth Form provision to the rejuvenated town centre alongside our new Digital and Maths Hub.

We are looking for highly capable leaders who place students at the heart of everything they do and have an unwavering commitment to ensuring achievement for all.

These roles require high quality leaders and good communicators who can involve and engage with all college staff, motivating and supporting them to meet the needs of learners.

The College employs 426 staff and is a great place to work, with a warm, inclusive atmosphere. Our staff are recognised for their hard work and are encouraged to inspire each another, and to develop and grow.

These positions offer a fantastic opportunity to drive a truly inclusive, student-focused agenda and to make a lasting impact on the future of Telford College.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Be ambitious for the college, learners and staff.
• Provide positive and inspirational leadership.
• Ensure all areas of responsibility are focussed on supporting the college to deliver high quality learning experiences.
• Support the Executive Leadership Team to develop policy and strategy.
• Achieve the relevant strategic and operational objectives.
• Deliver growth of curriculum areas of responsibility
• Driving a culture of constant improvement in the consistency of experience and outcomes for students
• Conceive, initiate and implement curriculum-focused projects to further improve the attainment and progress of students
• Member of the College Leadership Team and a visible presence around Telford College campus

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Qualifications and training

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification in a Automotive, Construction or Engineering specialism
• PCGE or equivalent teaching qualification

Skills and expertise

• Senior level experience in FE and/or HE environments.
• Extensive curriculum management experience leading vocational provision at a senior level in a FE college.
• Proven experience implementing quality improvement and growth strategies at a senior level.
• Experience of developing credible external relationships.
• Demonstrated success in performance management and quality improvement within a college environment.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, with a commitment to continuous learning in this area.

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to Telford College. Please take time to review the job description.

Please complete the online application form with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your application form will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The college’s safeguarding policies are available here . Under KCSIE (keeping children safe in education) guidance the college is committed to all pre-employment safeguarding checks, including online checks and candidate history. Therefore, please note upon clicking to apply you agree for these checks to be completed.

Telford College
Haybridge Road
Telford
TF1 2NP

01952 642200