Assistant Director Support - EKC Training

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East Kent Colleges Group are seeking to recruit an outstanding and inspirational leader to become the Assistant Director of Support for our Adult Education and Apprenticeships business unit, EKC Training.

As Assistant Director, you will be passionate about supporting the provision, with the goal of achieving Outstanding in all that we do.

You will collaborate with the Managing Director in leading and managing a team of staff ensuring the achievement of income targets, implementation of systems alongside a comprehensive student support service.

EKC Group is a large, entrepreneurial organisation that sees our students and our staff always at the heart of what we do.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

You will be a suitably qualified and experienced leader who is process driven and commercially astute. We are looking for someone who will provide inspirational leadership to ensure that we maintain our values and have our strategic objectives consistently in view.

You will lead the support teams to operate productively, providing a comprehensive and efficient service to learners and colleagues.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment, planning and meeting deadlines and income targets
• Experience of managing and implementing safeguarding processes
• Experience of leading others to achieve high standards in their work with high levels of staff satisfaction
• Excellent working knowledge of Further Education enrolment and reporting systems
• Excellent understanding of Adult Skills Funding and Apprenticeship funding rules and audit requirements
• A highly effective communicator who can engage with staff and students at all levels

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we'll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected]

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

EKC Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. The Group's designation as a 'designated establishment' means that all posts within EKC Group are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. We therefore have an obligation to carry out robust checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults; applicants are therefore advised that appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all successful applicants; job offers will be made on the basis of satisfactory DBS and other checks, including the receipt of two references. If you are successful in obtaining an interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Applicants should note that it is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. All applicants are required to complete and submit a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

EKC Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award; this confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. Similarly, our commitment to Care Leavers means that we will interview applicants who meet the minimum criteria and who have declared on their application that they are a Care Leaver.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.