About The Role Innovate Learning, Unlock Potential, Shape Student Success - Join us as Programme Director for Health and Social Care An exciting opportunity has arisen at EKC Ashford College for a Programme Director (Course Leader) in Health and Social Care. This role is perfect for an inspiring educator who wants to make a real difference, combining teaching with curriculum leadership to shape the future of our learners. As a Programme Director, You Will Teach, support and assess students across Health and Social Care programmes, ensuring high-quality learning experiences. Design and deliver a distinctive curriculum that meets both student needs and local/regional skills demands. Lead and coordinate the delivery team, ensuring students have up-to-date course information and support throughout their studies. Create engaging programme activities that enhance understanding of objectives, assessments, and awarding body requirements. Develop course materials such as handbooks and resources to provide clarity and structure for learners. Work collaboratively with department leadership to drive outstanding student progress and success. This is more than just a teaching role – it’s your chance to shape a curriculum, lead a team, and inspire the workforce of tomorrow. Benefits 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 and Consistent Holiday Pattern - aligned with our academic calendar Competitive Pension Scheme - 28% employer contribution Learning and Development Opportunities- 3-4 annual paid group development days and bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally 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 Wellbeing and Health Support- Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work support Exclusive Discounts & Perks- Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes Flexible Personal Leave- Time off for your child's first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews About You You will bring creativity, organisation and passion to this role, planning and delivering engaging, innovative lessons that inspire and challenge students. With excellent interpersonal skills, you’ll be able to motivate and support learners of all abilities, carefully assessing and tracking progress to identify interventions that ensure every student has the chance to succeed. As a Programme Director, You’ll Provide academic leadership and guidance, shaping the future of our Health and Social Care curriculum. Manage the delivery and accreditation of programmes, ensuring courses meet the highest standards. Use your teaching expertise and vocational knowledge to equip students with the skills and confidence they need for their future careers. Build strong partnerships with colleagues, employers and stakeholders to enhance opportunities for learners. Oversee the curriculum from the ground up, while continuing to deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. This role is perfect for a proven teacher or lecturer ready to take the next step in their career. With teaching experience and a recognised teaching qualification as a requirement, you’ll have the chance to combine your classroom skills with curriculum leadership, making a lasting difference to both students and the wider community. Ready to apply? 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 Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Programme Director positions. A ll 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. About Us 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. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.