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Full job title: Curriculum Manager (Animal Management & Land Based, Health, Sports & Public Services)
Full time (37hrs per week, all year round)
Permanent
Salary; £47,942 per annum
Location; Role based at Dearne Valley with occasional travel to other sites
About the Role
In this key role you will have responsibility for the Curriculum provision at one of our College Campuses. You will be required to provide dynamic leadership in the day to day operations in these areas. Working as the lead for Curriculum at Dearne Valley College you will play a significant part in linking with the local authority and local employers in supporting the local skills improvement plan and economic growth.
In this challenging role you will have the skills and vision to continually develop the curriculum, ensuring that the offer meets the needs of learners, employers and addresses local and commercial priorities. Our main goal is to ensure that our learners have great learning experiences, achieve outstanding success and develop the work skills for their future.
You will support the Senior Leadership Team of the RNN Group by leading on the design and delivery of the curriculum at Dearne Valley College and projects across the RNN Group. RNN Group is looking to recruit a talented individual who has expert curriculum knowledge and industry expertise in at least one of the curriculum areas specific to this role.
You will lead on the curriculum development to ensure programmes are innovative and have a clear intent so that they are preparing our students to be the workforce of the future. You will take a leading role in developing strong business engagement and community links, to maximise the learner experience in regards to projects and work placement opportunities. You will work with stakeholders across the sector to establish clear progression pathways for learners. You will develop strong relationships with the local authority, local schools and employers and successfully develop and implement a learner recruitment strategy that ensures learner numbers and financial targets are achieved.
As operational lead for the curriculum areas you will report directly to the Director of Campus and line manage teaching, support and technical staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality education and training and successful commercial opportunities linked to the curriculum. You will set high expectations for learner success and proactively drive forward college strategies for the curriculum, quality improvement, digital learning and business engagement which will support the Group’s ambition to become outstanding.
You will…
You will be an expert in Animal Management with significant experience and a proven track record of managing curriculum teams in an FE and HE institution. In addition, the role requires transferable leadership skills to manage teams across Sport, Public Services, and Health, ensuring a broad capacity for curriculum leadership and have proven experience and knowledge of providing a curriculum that responds to the emerging employment market and new innovative technologies.
You will have level 2 literacy and numeracy, a teaching qualification and a management qualification or evidence of recent development training. You should also have a vocationally relevant qualification at level 5 (or above) within animal management or similar.
Department Info
As Curriculum Manager you will lead a team across a range of subject specialisms, including Curriculum Team Leaders and Lecturers. You will work closely with other Curriculum Managers across the campus and wider Group, reporting directly to the Director of Campus for Dearne Valley College.
Our excellent benefits and rewards package:
- Access to teachers pensions scheme
- Up to 50 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
- Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
- Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
- Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
- Parking available at all of our sites
- Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
- New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
- Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth by to £200 per referral made
