Curriculum Manager - Sport and Public Services

Curriculum Manager - Sport and Public Services
Hours: 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year (331 teaching hours per annum)
Contract Type: Management/Permanent
Salary: Fixed point 40: £43,511 per annum gross
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 5 June 2024
Assessment Centre Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024
Reference Number: 6384
Are you looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to become an integral part of a brilliant education business making a real impact on the lives and opportunities of young people? This could be the role for you!
Blackburn College has nearly 700 people employed in a vast range of roles and feels more like a community than a workplace, and this sense of collaboration is just one of the benefits of working here.
Blackburn College ensures its students have the latest skills, knowledge, and experience to excel in these fast-paced sectors. This is a really exciting time to join the department as the College embarks on an ambitious investment programme providing state-of-the-art facilities and using low-carbon technologies. We ensure our students are work-ready and gain credible industry insight through our extensive enrichment and work experience programmes with leading players in the sector.
We believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification and aim to give all learners an opportunity to develop their full potential in a friendly and supportive environment. There has never been a better time to join us!
The Role
As a member of the school management team, you will be responsible for leading and supporting the successful planning, implementation, and delivery of all aspects of the Sport and Public Services curriculum. This position involves extensive knowledge and understanding of the curriculum and will require subject specialism to ensure the successful implementation of quality assurance and standards. The role will include operational management of staff and students to achieve the curriculum, school and college key performance indicators.
You will provide academic planning and operational support at curriculum level and have specific responsibility for developing and overseeing student progress and achievement practice, including supporting the Head of School: Customer Services Industries in staffing, timetabling, curriculum planning and sequencing, alongside quality assurance practices within the colleges Quality Cycle.
As part of this post you will be required deliver teaching hours, utilisation hours will be agreed with the Head of School: Customer Services Industries
What we are looking for
Applications are invited from candidates who have an up-to-date knowledge and experience of the curriculum area. This must include understanding of curriculum structures, sequencing and quality assurance processes.
You must be qualified to degree level or have a relevant professional qualification at level 4 or above as well as a recognised teaching qualification at Level 4 or above. Ideally you will also have a Sport or Public Services related qualification at level 3 or above. Successful experience of managing people is also desirable.
What makes Blackburn College an Employer of choice?
You'll have access to a wide range of benefits and support, including, but not limited to:
* Salary band: Management point 40: £43,511 gross per annum
* Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7/365 helpline for advice and support
* Regular Staff Physical Activity Sessions and reduced-price gym membership
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Family-friendly policies
* Free eye tests and contribution to VDU-use-only glasses
* Several food outlets with a variety of menu choices
* A full range of discounted professional Hair & Beauty services provided by the Academy Salon
* Professional bakery offering a variety of fresh breads, cakes, and ready meals.
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