About the Role
Do you have a passion for Engineering? Would you enjoy working in a cross-disciplinary way with practitioners from different disciplines? Have you organised courses and delivery for study programmes, apprentices and employers? Are you excited by the prospect of working with a friendly, skilled and highly-motivated teaching and technical team?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced person to join the Engineering and Manufacturing Department at Printworks campus in the position of Deputy Head of Department. The successful candidate will lead on curriculum development and delivery, monitor and report on KPIs, whilst promoting high quality standards across our Engineering curriculum.
This is an exciting role to play a large part in developing the new Department of Engineering and Manufacturing. You will be pivotal in supporting the department in its journey to outstanding practices in all areas. The department is made up of 16+ year olds on study programmes, apprentices and adults on part time courses. We deliver qualifications that support the large manufacturing industry that we have in West Yorkshire, particularly the Leeds region.
In this role you will support the Head of Department strategically and also maintain operational quality within the team.
What You Will Do
Working closely with the Head of Engineering, you will need to be a committed and inspirational leader whilst having a clear focus on successful outcomes and aspirational targets.
As Deputy Head you will support the Head in strategic planning of the curriculum to meet the key priorities of the area, driving the department on its journey towards Outstanding.
You will oversee and manage the team to ensure that we have robust and good quality practices and Teaching & Assessment.
You will encourage and nurture a culture of excellence and develop a team with industry standard CPD.
A Quality Improvement skill set is essential to this role, ensuring that we meet all awarding body standards, and that we have strong processes in place to support our learners achieving their best.
You will be able to support and drive the department in all areas of the EIF to demonstrate sustainable and positive results.
About You
You will hold a Level 5 Teaching qualification, along with a Level 4 and above subject specialism in Engineering.
Relevant up to date subject knowledge and recent delivery in the Further Education or school sector.
Extensive experience, knowledge and skills to enable delivery of a range of levels across the curriculum, which demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles.
Ability to lead activities in the development and delivery of strategies to improve retention, achievement, success and attendance rates for groups of learners.
Experience of supervising/managing staff to ensure high performance.
Want to know more or to arrange an informal visit please contact Catherine O'Brien, PA to the Principal at
Catherine.OBrien@leedscitycollege.ac.uk . Contact Number: 07717356810 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). Excellent Pension schemes 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. 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. 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 and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. RECRUITMENT AGENCIES We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. £42,225 to £44,789 per annum
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Catherine.OBrien@leedscitycollege.ac.uk . Contact Number: 07717356810 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). Excellent Pension schemes 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. 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. 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 and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. RECRUITMENT AGENCIES We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. £42,225 to £44,789 per annum
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