Overview
Lead Curriculum Innovation, Empower Every Learner, Drive the Community's Future - Join us as Head of Department for Built Environment. As Head of Department, you will take strategic ownership of the quality of provision, championing excellence in teaching, learning and assessment. You will lead with purpose, motivating your team to improve and innovate, while ensuring effective and efficient management of a delegated budget to maximise impact and performance. Our ambition is to appoint an experienced, forward-thinking and proactive leader to join our management team and play a key role in shaping the future of the department. You will be instrumental in ensuring high-quality curriculum delivery, while creating an inclusive and supportive environment in which every learner can thrive and succeed. You will bring energy, credibility and a genuine passion for raising standards, coupled with a positive, can-do approach that inspires those around you. In this role, you will:
* Lead and develop a high-performing team, driving a culture of continuous improvement and excellence
* Ensure consistently high standards in teaching, learning and assessment across the curriculum
* Design and deliver an engaging, industry-relevant curriculum that meets learner and employer needs
* Create a supportive and inclusive learning environment that enables all students to achieve their full potential
* Use your up-to-date industry knowledge to inform practice and keep provision aligned with current trends
* Contribute strategically to departmental and organisational priorities
Qualifications
* A degree-level qualification
* A recognised teaching qualification (DET, PGCE or CertEd)
* A proven track record of delivering good or outstanding teaching practice
* Experience of curriculum planning, development and quality improvement
* Strong leadership and management experience, with the ability to motivate and inspire a professional team
* A clear commitment to excellence, delivery and strategic impact
* Outstanding Ofsted Provider
About East Kent Colleges Group
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.
Benefits
* Generous Annual Leave - 38 days FTE per annum
* Competitive Pension Scheme - 28% employer contribution
* Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days and bespoke programmes e.g. Senior Leadership Development Programme 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 or school, moving homes and for interviews
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