Curriculum Lead: ESOL

West Sussex County Council; United States; Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

27 days annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Discounts via West Sussex Choices

Pool cars and bikes

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a Curriculum Lead to shape English language provision across the region. You will oversee curriculum design, delivery and continuous improvement, guiding ESOL tutors to ensure high-quality teaching and learner outcomes at all levels, across community settings in West Sussex.

This hybrid role requires leading a team, ensuring compliance with funding rules, and reporting to senior officers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Level 4 qualification (CET/CTLLS or equivalent).
• Experience in curriculum leadership, bringing together planning, QA, and tutor management.
• Understanding of benefits monitoring, risk management and mitigation.
• Experience with funding models and related administration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to research, analyse legislation and guidance and produce clear reports.

Responsibilities

• Deliver curriculum leadership across planning, development, QA and tutor management.
• Lead development and delivery of ESOL provision meeting awarding and funding rules.
• Uphold safeguarding culture and practices across the team.
• Track progress against targets and report insights to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Adult Learning colleagues to improve the learner journey.
• Support marketing and promotion of the programme.
• Prepare progress reports for Senior Officers, government bodies and partners.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Team management

Stakeholder communication

Reporting and governance

Funding knowledge

Education

Level 4 CET / CTLLS or equivalent

Job description

As Curriculum Lead, you will play a key role in shaping and leading English language provision across West Sussex. You will oversee the design, delivery and continuous improvement of an ambitious curriculum that supports learner success, meets community needs, aligns with local labour market priorities and maximises funding opportunities. You will provide effective leadership, guidance and support to a team of ESOL tutors ensuring consistently high-quality teaching and learning and excellent outcomes for learners at all levels across community settings throughout West Sussex. There will be some key responsibilities likely to feature in this role, including:

• Delivering Curriculum leadership, drawing together a range of activities to include curriculum planning, curriculum development, quality improvement and managing a team of tutors.
• Leading the development and delivery of accredited and non-accredited ESOL provision, ensuring programmes meet awarding organisation requirements and funding rules.
• Contribute to effective safeguarding practices and lead by example to ensure a culture of safeguarding.
• Track, monitor and report on progress against targets.
• Work with Adult Learning colleagues to continuously improve the 'learner journey.'
• Contribute to the marketing and promotion of the programme.
• Produce and present progress reports to Senior Officers, government bodies, partners and stakeholders, and support audits and contract monitoring visits to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding learning opportunities and have the vision and expertise to drive curriculum excellence, we would love to hear from you. This is a hybrid role, and the ability to work effectively across both office and home based environments is a requirement. Regular attendance at your designated base office is mandatory, alongside home working in line with agreed working arrangements. The role also requires occasional travel to other West Sussex County Council sites across the county. As some locations may not be easily accessible by public transport, flexibility to travel is essential. Pool cars and bikes are available for business use. Working arrangements will be discussed as part of the recruitment process; however, candidates must be able and willing to meet the hybrid working requirements of the role.

• Relevant teaching qualification / experience for the provision being delivered, for example minimum of level 4 (CET / CTLLS or equivalent).
• Previous experience of a curriculum leadership role, drawing together a range of activities to include: curriculum planning, quality assurance and improvement of the 'learner journey,' and managing a team of tutors.
• Understanding of benefits monitoring, risk management and mitigation.
• Experience of funding models and associated administrative tasks and statutory responsibilities.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact effectively with partners and stakeholders and create effective working relationships.
• Research, analyse and interpret complex information, legislation and guidance to make sound, evidence-based judgements and produce clear, accurate reports.

Culture & Values

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

Compliance

This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Benefits

• A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.
• You will benefit from 27 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years' service (pro rata for part time) plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent local government pension scheme.
• A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
• Pool cars and bikes are available for business use.