Programme Manager

Leeds City College ,
Maidstone, Kent
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Harrogate Colleges offers a broad curriculum where we encourage our students to grow as individuals, dare to dream and have a great time. To achieve that, our goal is to deliver excellent and innovative education which supports and inspires every student to achieve their ambitions. Harrogate College is part of the Luminate Education Group, and one of the UK's largest FE establishments. Harrogate College is a general further education college that serves the Harrogate District. The college has a wide curriculum offer for 16—18 year olds, adults and apprentices. The vision for the college is to be the provider of choice for technical and vocational education in the Harrogate District. This vision will be built on high quality education delivered by industry trained professionals to meet the needs of the community it serves. To support that vision we are looking to appoint a further Programme Manager for the School of Cultural, Contemporary and Heritage Studies. The role will involve the performance management of staff with strategic responsibilities linked to quality of education including, teaching learning assessment, quality assurance and the progression of learners to positive destinations. The impact of this role is to ensure all students have an outstanding learning experience, are retained at college where they develop their knowledge and understanding of their subject and the relevant skills for their next level of study or employment. We are looking for individuals who have a natural can do attitude, will embrace change and empower staff and students to achieve outstanding progress. The successful candidate will be pro-active, innovative and will thrive in a busy and challenging environment. If that sounds like you, and you have the skills, passion for learning and ability to make a real difference to young people we would like to hear from you. Please use the person specification (on the job description under "Documents Available") to complete your supporting statement. Employees of Harrogate College enjoy a wide range of benefits. To find out more about what we offer download the 'Staff Benefits' document attached. Harrogate College is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check, and other mandatory pre-employment checks which may also include checking social media profiles. Please Note: All successful applicants who have lived or worked overseas for three months or more in the the past five years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of the pre-employment checks. More information on overseas checks can be found on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory checks. We positively welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community.