Head of Department Job in St. Albans AL40JA
Information about the role
Head of Department
Recruitment salary: £38,451 (salary range £38,451-£42,021)
Reporting to the Director of Faculty, you will be responsible for providing motivational leadership and day to day management of your team and work with the Director of Faculty to ensure that your curriculum area achieves college objectives through delivering outstanding quality of student experience.
Responsible for a designated area of curriculum you will have experience of people management in a similar environment along with experience of data management, curriculum planning and curriculum development. Qualifications at level appropriate to subject area along with a teacher qualification are essential.
If you have a genuine commitment to educational values and equality of opportunity, with a high level of personal integrity and entrepreneurial flair, with the skills to lead, develop and motivate a team, then Oaklands College would be keen to hear from you.
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Beauty, Hospitality and Catering - The Beauty department has over 300 students studying a wide range of full time courses in Beauty Therapy, Theatrical and Media Make up, Complementary Therapy and Advanced Nails. The Hospitality and Catering department offers many choices from Entry Level 3 to Btec National programmes and boasts modern, industry-standard resources. Both departments are involved with a wide variety of external events showcasing the talents of the students.
Electrical Installation, Plumbing and Gas – The College offers full-time and part-time courses in Electrical Installation and Plumbing from Level 1 to Level 3 and has an excellent reputation for the quality of the teaching and the facilities.
This includes full time courses for school leavers, Apprenticeships in both Plumbing and Electrical Installation and trade specific courses such as Gas safe and 17th Edition. As well as the development of courses around sustainable and renewable energy.
The Department has over 40 teaching and support staff and provides education and training for over 400 students.
Job Requirements:
SUMMARY OF POST
Provide motivational leadership and day to day management of your team and work with the head of Faculty to ensure that your curriculum area achieves college objectives through delivering outstanding quality of student experience.
Responsible for designated area of curriculum, although this may change from time to time depending on college requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
- Responsible for leading, managing,motivating and developing a team of staff through excellent people management practices to achieve college objectives
- Responsible for ensuring that all curriculum paperwork is completely to deadlines and to the required standard.
- Responsible for course and staff organisation ensuring all programmes are planned, resourced and meet student needs in a cost effective and high quality method
- Be responsible for completing and amending the timetables for the curriculum area
- Ensure statistics for recruitment, attendance and achievement are monitored, analysed and action taken when necessary to ensure that targets are met.
- Share good practice in supporting other curriculum areas to achieve targets
- Responsible for promoting high standards of health and safety within the curriculum area
- Responsible for ensuring that all staff and students are aware of safeguarding requirements
- Responsible for promoting equality and diversity within your curriculum area
- Responsible for ensuring that your curriculum area provides information to marketing and take part in student recruitment
- Responsible for the self assessment and QIP process within your curriculum area to ensure it delivers continually improving success
Be aware of and follow College policies and procedures, with particular attention to health and safety, safeguarding, risk management, equality and diversity, quality and our values and behaviours. You will be required to attend training as necessary and update own CPD record.
RECRUITMENT- shortlisting criteria
Experience of people management in a similar environment
Experience of data management and curriculum planning
Qualifications at level appropriate to curriculum area
Teacher qualification and CPD records
PERSON SPECIFICATION
(to be assessed at interview stage)
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
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Ability to influence people to improve and achieve success
- Open and honest approach to people management
- has drive and passion to be innovative
- a completer/finisher who achieves outcomes
- ability to interpret data and use to improve
- possesses high levels of personal integrity
- has well developed self-awareness
- is resilient and able to motivate self, particularly in pressure situations
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
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prioritises own and team responsibilities effectively
- can work collaboratively at all levels
- is a forward, positive thinker and able to identify ways/methods in which outcomes can be enhanced, across curriculum aspects
- maximises own contribution and that of others
- can flex leadership style appropriately to differing situations and people
- creates effective working relationships
- has a good knowledge of subjects within relevant curriculum area/s
- takes a solution-focused approach
- applies successful risk management strategies
- has a progressive CPD record
- possesses financial acumen, managing all budgets and resources effectively
- embraces ICT and capitalises on efficiency gains from using technology
This job description is current as at the date shown above. In consultation with the postholder it is liable to variation by the Principal to reflect or anticipate changes, in, or to, the post and the organisation.
The job description gives an overview of the main responsibilities of the role. The daily job will also involve any other duties and responsibilities, express and implied, which arise from the nature and character of the post.
Salary – Head of Department
The salary range is £38451-42021 per annum. You will be recruited on the recruitment rate for the role. You will be paid monthly in arrears, by direct credit transfer.
Hours of Work:
The hours of work for this post will be 37 hours per week. The full time working week is 37 hours. This could include evening and occasional weekend work.
Pension:
You will be eligible to join the Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme at a contribution .
Annual Leave:
The holiday year runs from 1 August to 31 July. Staff may be required to allocate up to 5 days leave for the employer’s closure days.
Management: Annual leave entitlement is 35 days per annum, plus public holidays.
If you have any further questions please contact Liz Moore in HR department on 01727 737478.
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