Programme Director - Health and Social Care

East Kent College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Canterbury is seeking a Programme Director for the Health Department. This role involves leading curriculum development, teaching, and supporting student assessments. The ideal candidate will have teaching experience, Qualified Teacher Status, and a background in Health. The position offers competitive benefits, including a generous pension scheme, holiday patterns aligned with the academic calendar, and extensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday pattern

Competitive pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing and health support

Exclusive discounts and perks

Flexible personal leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience teaching T Level Health qualification.
• Experience assessing and tracking student progress.
• Ability to engage and motivate students.

Responsibilities

• Lead the curriculum for the Health Department.
• Coordinate the delivery team for student support.
• Develop and communicate assessment schedules.

Skills

Teaching experience

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Curriculum development

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Science qualification in Biology

Job description

About The Role

Innovate Learning, Unlock Potential, Shape Student Success - Join us as Programme Director in our Health Department.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Canterbury College for a Programme Director (aka Course Leaders) of the Health Department. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area.

You’ll be teaching, supporting and assessing students coursework.

As a Programme Director at EKC group you will plan a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet the local/regional skills requirements, and the needs of the student, in liaison with the department leadership team to support outstanding progression for students.

You Will

• Lead and coordinate the delivery team to ensure all students receive up-to-date course information.
• Create course activities that support student understanding and learning objectives.
• Develop and communicate assessment schedules and requirements in line with the awarding body criteria.

Benefits

• Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern – aligned with our academic calendar
• Competitive Pension Scheme – 28% employer contribution
• Learning and Development Opportunities – 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes, and strong internal progression (1 in 3 roles are filled internally)
• Culture and Recognition – Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030
• Wellbeing and Health Support – Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work support
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks – restaurant, grocery, retail and holiday discounts, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Flexible Personal Leave – Time off for your child’s first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews

About You

Are you passionate about making a difference? and want to create future careers for our students?

This is the ideal opportunity for a proven teacher or lecturer to progress their career to the next stage! You will oversee the curriculum provision from the beginning, building relationships with key stakeholders, as well as delivering high‑quality teaching, learning and assessment.

What are we looking for?

• A commitment to ensuring all students develop academic and professional skills needed to succeed.
• High organisation and creative skills, with the ability to plan and deliver engaging lessons.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and support learners.
• Able to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experienced in assessing, monitoring, and tracking student progress to inform planning and targeted interventions.

It is a requirement to hold teaching experience and qualified teacher status for this position. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching the T Level Health qualification (Adult Nursing Occupational Specialism) and proven experience delivering clinical skills or hold a Science qualification in Biology. A further responsibility of the role is to lead on the Internal Quality Assurance processes; the candidate should hold a recognised A1/A2 assessors qualification or equivalent.

No need to spend time updating your CV—just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [e-mail].

About salary: there are two salary scale points for our Programme Director positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Employees can move up the salary scale once you have worked as a Programme Director for our group for one entire academic year, subject to approval. Therefore, internal applicants may qualify for the higher salary scale, although they should seek clarification.

About Us

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to receive the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group, illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

The organisation is recognised for outstanding performance, reflecting the high quality of teaching and learning delivered across our campuses.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS check, and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post involving regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore reasonable adjustments to a role due to health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge), committing to interview applicants who meet the essential criteria and have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in‑house recruitment team.