Deputy Head of Professional Industries

East Kent Colleges Group • Full-time • Broadstairs, Kent, England, United Kingdom • £46,204 / year • 1d ago

About The Role

Innovating Education. Empowering Success. Strengthening Our Community’s Future.

EKC Group are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Department to be in charge of our Junior College.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for managing the statutory education of the pre-16 provision and to promote very high standards in a positive and supportive culture that aspires to be outstanding. As a Deputy Head you will be responsible for improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in the department, monitoring key performance indicators and instigating swift and effective intervention.

Teaching hours:

Your teaching hours will be carried out within our Junior College and could consist of a range of subjects dependent on your specialism and qualification. Our Junior College students currently study:

GCSE Maths & English
Vocational routes (Sport or Catering)
Well-Being
Science/STEM
Personal Growth & Well-Being (PGW)

In the role of Deputy Head your role responsibilities will include supporting the development of the Junior College curriculum as well as working with the Head of Department to implement the strategic plan for the area. The candidate will implement the areas quality improvement plan and strive to improve the student experience within the area to ensure that the curriculum is current and meets the needs of the area, industry and the community. You will also scrutinize and analyse data relating to the department at least monthly, including retention, achievement, attendance and student satisfaction, ensure its accuracy and implement timely and effective measures to bring about improvement.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

Generous Annual Leave - 38 days FTE per annum
Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke programmes e.g. First Line Manager Development Programme and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally
Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
Competitive Pension Scheme - 28%
Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes, on-site nursery
Wellbeingand Health Support - Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work support
Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030

About You

What are we looking for?

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and enthusiastic individual to work alongside the Head of Department to oversee the running of our Junior College and full time study programmes.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of implementing high standards and improvement within a department. The candidate should strive to implement a trauma informed approach to behaviour management and support our young people to achieve their qualifications whilst building life long skills for their future.

Ideally you will hold a teaching qualification and have a strong background working in education. You will also be responsible for completing staff appraisals, teaching and learning observations and staff one to one meetings and will line manage a team of lecturers and support staff.

You will have experience of a further education and pre-16 environment and supporting lecturing staff to deliver high quality teaching to young people and will be the first point of contact for the programme leaders when the Head of Department is off site.

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 jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk

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