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SalaryDelivery Manager - Professional Services, Health and Construction
Closing date: Friday, 14th June 2024
Location: Blackburn
Salary: Up to £42,420 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Our client is a large, independent training provider, based in Blackburn, Lancashire and is owned by the University of Central Lancashire. They have a heritage of over 50 years in Lancashire, delivering learning and development solutions and prides itself on delivery of learning excellence and creating outstanding talent for Lancashire and beyond.
They are seeking to appoint a Delivery Manager to oversee the leadership of the Professional Services, Health & Construction Department including people, quality of delivery, learner experience, curriculum, budgetary targets, and funding and compliance and drive continuous improvement through excellent leadership and communication.
The postholder will be responsible for the development and delivery of apprenticeships and commercial training in the following areas: Accountancy, Business, Dental, Health, Optical and Scaffolding.
Some of the main duties include:
- To oversee the leadership of programmes within the curriculum area ensuring highly effective teaching learning and assessment.
- To oversee the learning provision, ensuring achievement and delivery of target performance results, quality standards, effective timetabling, student retention and market-relevant course provision.
- To be accountable for achievement of key performance indicators for the department which include: Financial and budgetary targets / Funding rules and compliance / Quality of teaching, learning and assessment / Learner and customer feedback / Timely starts and completion of learners / Achievement rate targets / Attendance.
- To develop the departmental SAR with support from the Quality team and drive improvements in line with the Quality Improvement Plans for your areas of responsibility.
Some essential requirements:
- GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above.
- Understanding of OFSTED, SAR processes, and quality inspection regimes.
- Knowledge of Apprenticeships and Apprenticeship standards.
- Knowledge of the End Point Assessment process.
Desirable requirements:
- Degree or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant subject
- Teaching qualification
- Assessor qualification
- Internal Verifier qualification
- Management qualification (or willing to work towards)
Why work for Our client?
They believe they are a great place to work. They genuinely care about their employees and offer a highly competitive benefits package including:
- 27 days holiday (increasing to 32 days in accordance with service) plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
- Birthday leave
- Contributory pension scheme (after a qualifying period)
- Life insurance based on 4 x annual salary
- Health Cash Plan (after qualifying period)
- Annual CPD days and opportunities for career development and progression
- Family friendly policies
- Modern facilities and on-site cafeteria
- Remote working
- Free parking (on and off-site)
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Safeguarding Statement
Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, learners, sub-contractors, employers and visitors to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to the receipt of enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or a check via the Update Service as well as other recruitment checks.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, they conduct online and social media checks for all candidates shortlisted for interview in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young people.
They reserve the right to close this job vacancy early if they find a suitable candidate before the closing date.
