Job Description
Salary range: £45,022 (pro rata) p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed term/ Secondment until 31 July 2026
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Brent Start Hillside Centre and other locations from time to time
An Excellent Opportunity to Contribute to a successful English and ESOL Curriculum
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
As an Assistant Curriculum Manager, you will be dedicated to delivering learning success through close collaboration with the teaching team. Your focus will be on the success of the learners to support improvement within the department. You will support the Curriculum Manager in the delivery, design and development of our ESOL and English programmes, maintaining an oversight of the student journey to ensure they have an excellent learning experience.
The Person
You will have detailed knowledge and experience of current teaching and learning strategies.
You will possess a generic adult teaching/training qualification at level 5 e.g. DTTLS or equivalent.
You will have a good knowledge of national, regional and local priorities for adult and community learning provision as well as an understanding of the Education Inspection Framework and funding methodologies and their impact on courses and programmes of learning.
You will have experience of teaching both accredited and non-accredited courses.
You will have the ability to contribute to quality improvement of the curriculum including internally verifying accredited courses, monitoring RARPA processes on non-accredited courses, delivering staff development, checking and advising on the completion of course documentation.
Why join us?
We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:
* Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
* Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
* Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
* Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
* Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
* Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment
Closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026 (23:59)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we advise that you apply as soon as possible.
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the 'Apply Now' button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the essential requirements on the Job description. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk.
Secondment Application Form- internal staff please complete this form and attach it along with your application.
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