Assistant Principal For Creative Industries

What we are looking for

As the Assistant Principal for Creative Industries, you will be responsible for the leadership of 5 direct reports, who support circa 1500+ students each year within Media, Music, Performing Arts and Visual Art departments. As the driving force of your curriculum area, you will work with your Heads of Department and the senior leadership team to ensure high quality provision that supports students to develop the skills and experience needed for their chosen career. Your passion and enthusiasm will support The Manchester College in maintaining its status as the number one further education provider in Greater Manchester and keep us on the road to building exciting new opportunities for the future to meet the needs of the City, Greater Manchester and beyond.

About us

The Manchester College is the Largest Further Education College in the United Kingdom and the largest single provider of 16-19, adult and higher education in Greater Manchester. We are also part of the LTE group of companies that consist of Novus, MOL, Total People, UCEN, and LTE group operations. We currently support more than 25% of Greater Manchester's learning provision and are currently rated "Good" by Ofsted. To enhance our offering, we operate 18 Centres of Excellence to ensure we give our best and strive to achieve an unrivalled learning experience for our students. We have partnerships with over 1000 industry and employer partners to ensure our students secure their place as the leaders of the future.

Why would you join us?

We are the number one further education college in Greater Manchester and currently rank in the top 5 for Student Achievement and continue to grow from strength to strength. The Manchester College is award-winning with numerous accolades to its name. Our tutors and courses have been recognised with local and national awards and we have been the proud recipient of the Queens Anniversary Prize.

What we offer our colleagues

As an Assistant Principal, we will offer you the opportunity to develop your career with the largest FE College in the UK. We offer you a nurturing environment with space to grow and a place where you will feel supported. We also offer an unrivalled suite of continuous CPD with over 80,000 modules to choose from and a support structure to help you realise your full potential. With all of this in place, your ability to deliver world class learning will be elevated supporting your ability and carve out your career path with us.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be offered a salary of between Salary £65,000 to £75,886 per annum, depending on your level of experience and qualifications.

We also offer our colleagues:

• 35 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Work from home if not required to be on site
• In-house training programme offers you the chance to upskill and further your career
• Commitment of 5 Industry updating days
• Career development opportunities & opportunity to progress to a range of roles in a large and diverse organisation
• We pride ourselves on offering a favourable pension scheme
• Discounts on your health care through Simply Health
• Free, confidential support service provided by an external organisation, PAM Assist
• Cycle to work scheme saving you 25% on your purchase
• Access to lots of offers with well-known retailers

Safeguarding

The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.

Equal opportunities statement

At The Manchester College, we're committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, bullying, harassment, or victimisation, where all members of our community are treated with respect and dignity.

The Manchester College is committed to working in an inclusive way with all the communities in which we are geographically located and to developing a workforce and student community that reflects Greater Manchester's and the UK's rich diversity and vibrancy.

If you wish to apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our website to apply! (url removed)/vacancies.

The closing date for this job advert is Thursday 23rd May, with the interview process being held on Friday 7th June.