Adult Learning Senior Manager

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Room 700 County Hall, Glenfield, LE38RF

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker - This position provides some flexibility to work remotely however the post does involve working on-site at County Hall and at learning centres across the county in according to business needs.

Salary: £52,413 -£57,774 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20th May 2024

Interview Date(s): 10th and 11th June 2024

Leicestershire County Council's Adult Learning Service is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager who will make a significant contribution to the strategic leadership of the service.

About the Role

As a member of the Service's Senior Management Team (SMT), the person appointed will be responsible for the leadership and management of a range of curriculum areas and service wide functions.

The successful candidate will contribute to establishing an ambitious vision for the future of the service and communicating that vision to staff, learners, and other stakeholders. In addition, they will work with colleagues across the Council to develop effective links with relevant funding organisations, education and training providers, and other agencies that support adults to develop their employability and life skills.

Leading the service's skills strategy, responsibilities include:

• Overseeing effective service delivery within adult skills subject areas ensuring curriculum targets, quality and volumes are met.
• Managing the delegated Adult Education Budget including modelling financial viability to maximise income through the funding formula.
• Liaising with internal and external partners to position the Adult Learning Service appropriately within an integrated skills strategy
• As the service 'Designated Safeguarding Officer', take responsibility for developing safeguarding policy and the implementation of effective procedures to keep residents and staff safe.
• Ensure adult learning programmes meet the expectations of regulators including Ofsted, matrix, and exam awarding bodies.
• Manage performance of staff within line managed teams through effective communication, support and guidance.

About you

• Applicants must have recent, relevant and successful team/service leadership experience within an education setting, covering a range of curriculum types including Adult Skills Funded and Community/Tailored Learning provision.
• The person appointed will be able to demonstrate how they have made a significant contribution to service vision, strategy, and inclusive curriculum planning to engage learners from diverse backgrounds and communities with highest needs.
• They will also have substantial knowledge and understanding of relevant funding streams and experience of developing strategies, policies and procedures, and bid writing in an Adult Education setting.
• The successful candidate will have experience of managing, motivating and inspiring staff and developing the practice of others, including organising staff development, induction and performance management.
• You will hold a degree and a minimum of a Level 5 teaching qualification together with other evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the role.
• You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Paul Fleming (Head of Adult Learning)

Telephone: 0116 3053727 or 07789273845

Email: paul.fleming@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities.

We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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