Head of Department - Access to Higher Education (LUM377/1874)

Luminate Education Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading education group as the Head of Department for Access to Higher Education. You will lead initiatives to enhance student experiences and outcomes, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure quality education. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant learning environment.

Benefits

Generous Annual leave entitlement

Excellent Pension schemes

Memberships and discounts

Discounted travel

Learning and development opportunities

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of Access to Higher Education policies.
• Proven experience in educational management.
• Experience in data-driven quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and development of Access to HE provision.
• Develop strategies for student progression into higher education.
• Ensure quality learning experiences for Access students.

Skills

Knowledge of Government policy

Managing staff

Utilising data for quality improvement

Administration of financial budgets

Job description

About the Role

Leeds City College are recruiting for a Head of Department - Access to Higher Education to join the Adult, Community and ESOL team. This is a new role.

The post holder will lead on the growth and development of a broad sector priority focused offer, with strong LMI input, collaboration with awarding bodies and progression into University Centre Leeds and Leeds Conservatoire Higher Level provision, as well as wider universities and degree apprenticeship provision. They will lead all aspects of delivery in relation to Access to HE, ensuring the department is outward-looking and collaborative in its approach to working with cross-college teams.

As a leader of Access to Higher Education across Luminate FE Colleges they will drive and embed practices that deliver an outstanding experience for Access students, ensuring that all learners have a quality learning experience with outcomes above national rates.

What You Will Do

• Support Campus Principals, other Heads of Department, College Managers, and other staff to fully embed the Access to HE provision in the adult offer, in order to provide an outstanding, inclusive, and aspirational experience for students and staff.
• Develop and lead strategies and projects, including work with external stakeholders to support an outstanding offer and outcomes for Access students, including how to prepare for university life, internal progression and progression to degree apprenticeships.
• Develop, deliver, and maintain outstanding provision within the Higher Education provision at Leeds City College, prioritising the student experience and delivering positive outcomes and progression for students.

About You

• Thorough and up to date Knowledge of Government policy in relation to Access to Higher Education, and Higher Education and training. Including its funding and curriculum / qualification reform
• Proven experience managing staff in an educational setting
• Proven experience managing and utilising data to inform quality improvement, including planning, monitoring and reviewing.
• Experience of successful administration and management of financial budgets.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Generous Annual leave entitlement- If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 39days
  • Academic 44days
  • Senior Management 44days
• Excellent Pension schemes
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts- employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting- discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities-including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities- this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. 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.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity andinclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us pleaseClick hereto learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward anyunsolicited CVsin relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
• We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.

A spot point between £47,518 to £51,911 dependent on experience