Digital Course Leader - Full Time

Full time 36 hours per week Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to over 250,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.    Westminster Adult Education Service is the City Council’s adult education service and the largest local authority adult education service in London and one of the largest nationally.     We provide life-changing learning opportunities for our learners through our qualification courses, apprenticeship programmes and extensive community-based provision. We work to adapt to the changing needs of our communities – resulting in a dynamic atmosphere where ambition, diversity and creativity are celebrated. We are on our journey to outstanding and want people who share our vision of attaining excellence to join us.     If you want to join an organisation that makes a difference in people’s lives, we want to hear from you. The Role:  This is an exciting opportunity to build and shape the role of Digital skills within WAES and make a difference to committed individuals who want to break into the sector.   You will be overseeing the digital skills provision and securing excellent outcomes for our learners. You will be working with the Head of Department to develop the provision to ensure our offer best meets the needs of learners and local residents.   The tech sector is a fast-growing sector and WAES has rapidly developed its curriculum offer to offer courses from L2 to L5 including bootcamps to get people into work.  About You: You will have experience of teaching technical digital skills, working knowledge and skills in more at least two of the following:  Linux, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, SEO, etc.   You will be a strong communicator who has a passion for this area and through this is able to implement changes swiftly, ensure our programmes are relevant and current.  What we offer:  At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way.  The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.     The Service offers a competitive salary and employment benefits including a public sector pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development. The closing date to apply for this post is 9am Monday 15th January 2024. Interviews will be held on Monday 29th January 2024 at our Lisson Grove Centre Please quote reference number ED/WAES/2154 A Basic DBS is required for this post. CVs will not be accepted for this post. Please apply via the link