Programme Director - Health and Social Care

Inspire Innovation. Unlock Potential. Shape Future Careers. An exciting opportunity has arisen at Ashford College for a Programme Director (aka Course Leaders) of Health and Social Care. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area. As Programme Director, you'll do more than teach, you'll inspire, motivate and empower students to achieve their ambitions and build successful careers in Health and Social Care. You'll deliver engaging teaching, provide expert guidance and support, and assess students' coursework, helping every learner reach their full potential. You will also lead and coordinate the delivery team so all students receive up-to-date course information during there time at college. You'll create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria, including the course handbook. But most importantly, you'll play a key role in creating outstanding opportunities for students to progress, achieve and shape their futures! Key details: Hours per week: 30, Please note that 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 should seek clarification.

You will be highly organised, creative and be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons with demonstrated interpersonal skills. Assessing and tracking student progress, to further plan intervention this will be a vital part of the role and ensuring all students develop the skills they need to succeed. This is the ideal opportunity for a proven teacher or lecturer to progress their career to the next stage as you will oversee the curriculum provision from the beginning, building relationships with key stakeholders as well as delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Leadership skills - the ability to motivate, inspire and lead others, with strong leadership experience being desirable.
• Teaching and vocational experience - essential, with the knowledge and expertise to deliver an outstanding learning experience.
• Curriculum management experience - confidence in overseeing curriculum delivery and ensuring relevant accreditations and quality standards are maintained.
• Strong academic leadership - the ability to provide clear direction, guidance and support to colleagues and students.
• A passion for student success - a genuine commitment to helping students achieve their ambitions and progress into rewarding careers.
  
  Outstanding Ofsted Provider
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 have received 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 and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we 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.

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
• Flexible Personal Leave
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks
• Wellbeing and Health Support
• Competitive Pension Scheme
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