Orchard Hill College (OHC) is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, April 2025) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to join our leadership team as Deputy Head of College for Work Based Learning (WBL). In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in shaping and driving the College’s strategic vision for employment pathways.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a high-quality educational environment for students on work based learning programmes, including functional skills, with barriers to learning including special educational needs and disabilities including, Social, Emotional and Mental Health, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
* Ensure the college sustains its outstanding Ofsted rating.
* Responsible for the safeguarding of young adults
* Ensure that the college centres meet their statutory duties as outlined in the SEND Code of Practice.
* Keep abreast of developments within education and the special needs sector at local, national, and international level, in particular to employment and careers development.
* Represent the College on local authority, commissioning groups and other stakeholder forums such as the supported internship steering groups and SEND employment forums
* Responsible for the management of all qualifications for students across the college
* Lead on the Management and control of risks.
Key Requirements:
* Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent
* Proven ability to lead on and model exemplary teaching practice and develop high quality coaching and training across centre.
* An outstanding teacher with proven ability to demonstrate and lead outstanding classroom practice and innovating curriculum development and implementation.
* Evidence of successful experience as a manager in one or more settings, especially specialist SEND settings.
* Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of current statutory and compliance matters and regional and local landscapes, policy, and legislation. Ability to interpret and advise effectively.
* Communicate a clear vision, ethos, and strategy to a range of audiences and stakeholders, including outside the Centre and College.
Benefits:
* Comprehensive training and development
* Opportunities to engage with internal professional networks
* Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured (our employee assistance programme)
* Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
* Generous annual leave and flexible working schemes in addition to bank and public holidays and a Christmas closure period
* As part of your contract of employment you will enrolled into the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) which has life cover and financial protection for your family
* Enhanced parental leave schemes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loans
* Home electronics scheme
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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