Programme Manager Languages And Humanities, London

Programme Manager Languages and Humanities
Salary: £48,063 - £51,099 per annum
Work location: Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, London W6 9JJ
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting Requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Job Reference: LBHF611256
''Ignite a passion for lifelong learning and become a Programme Manager for Languages, Humanities and Agewell at HF Adult Learning and Skills Service.''
The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Adult Learning & Skill Service [ALSS] provides over 400 courses to more than 6,000 students locally and London wide. The courses offered are both nationally accredited qualifications and non-accredited courses at various locations throughout the borough.
H&F Adult Learning and Skills Service (ALSS) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and confident full time Programme Manager for Languages, Humanities and Agewell, reporting to the Senior Manager for Teaching, Learning and Quality. This is a key role to manage and co-ordinate all Language, Humanities and Agewell provision.
The LHU and Agewell departments provide over 50 courses per term across languages, humanities, and wellness programmes. Courses are available in 10 modern foreign languages, including interpreting skills training. Humanities offerings cover history, creative writing, and counselling. The Agewell programme offers over 20 courses tailored for the 50+ age group focused on fitness and exercise. Approximately 30 experienced sessional staff teach the courses. LHU provides a wide selection of lifelong learning opportunities for personal growth as well as career development.
This full time Programme Manager post is a key appointment to ensure that we maintain our excellent standards in teaching and learning. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced person to take on this exciting role and support our borough residents achieve nationally recognized certificates and progress in their lives.
The Programme Manager will lead and manage established staff and sessional lecturers in the curriculum areas. Ensure the comprehensive planning of provision across three main centres, as well as outreach venues, to include schools and community settings across the borough.
The post holder must: have a degree or equivalent Level 4 Adult teaching qualification and subject specific qualification at Level 4 and successful adult teaching experience. Experience of contributing towards curriculum planning and development. Knowledge and understanding of Ofsted, (the Education Inspection Framework EIF) and the ability to contribute to quality improvement strategies. Range of recent successful teaching experience in programme area. Evidence of ability to develop and manage a curriculum programme that is responsive to and meets the needs of the Services objectives and priorities. Evidence of ability to recruit, support and manage staff to perform to a high standard. Evidence of understanding and knowledge of developments and policies pertinent to the service.
Some benefits the successful candidate can expect:
•A rewarding and dynamic job role making a real lasting and positive impact on our students
•Employee Wellbeing Programme
•Employee Benefits Lifestyle discounts
•Salary sacrifice schemes, such as cycle2work bike scheme
•Career development, Continuous Professional Development courses
•Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
For more information on Adult Learning and Skills Service click on this link to our website www.hfals.ac.uk.
Please refer to the Role Profile on our website for more information.
Role Responsibilities:
•Lead on curriculum development to improve planning and delivery of provision which meets local skills needs and national priorities.
•Ensure that enrolment targets are met and working with the Marketing Co-ordinator courses are promoted effectively.
•Celebrate learner success and achievement across Adult Learning and Skills, through award celebration evenings and entries for national awards.
•Work collaboratively with other teams to arrange IAG, assessment and interviewing schedules and to ensure that learners are on the right courses at the right level.
•Ensure that high-quality schemes of work, session plans, class profiles and individual learning plans are embedded into teaching, learning and assessment practice and innovate.
People Values:
How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.
We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.
We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.
We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.
We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.
Recruiting for Attitude:
Your skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:
Complex problem-solving
The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.
Critical thinking
The ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.
Creativity
You take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.
People management
You can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.
Coordinating with others
You have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.
Emotional intelligence
You have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.
Judgement and decision making
You can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.
Negotiation
You can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.
Service orientation
You must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery. Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation and service delivers to our organisational aims and objectives.
Cognitive flexibility
The ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approach. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.
Closing Date: 31st January 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Contact details for Informal discussion: Kathleen McCarthy, Staff Services Manager via email on KATHY.MCCARTHY@LBHF.GOV.UK.
Apply link: https://careers.newjob.org.uk/LBHF/job/London-Programme-Manager-Languages-and-Humanities-LBHF611256-HMF/985130701/
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
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