Curriculum Area Manager

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Curriculum Area Manager

Application Deadline: 21 June 2024

Department: Academic Management

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Harborne, Birmingham, UK

Reporting To: Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning

Compensation: GBP 38,909 - GBP 42,484 / year

Description

As our current Curriculum Area Manager prepares for a well-deserved retirement, we are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to continue the legacy of excellence in our Preparation for Life (PfL) curriculum area. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of our students and are ready to take on this exciting opportunity, we invite you to apply for the role of Curriculum Area Manager. Help us continue to support our students in achieving positive outcomes.

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

Key Responsibilities

The Curriculum Area Manager (CAM) will provide strong and positive leadership to the Preparation for Life (PfL) curriculum area within our independent specialist college of further education. You will support the ongoing development and delivery of a high-quality curriculum provision, that meets the needs of a wide range of students, ensuring our students have an exceptional learning experience and achieve positive outcomes. You will lead and manage the Tutors within your curriculum area to ensure a high standard of teaching and organisation, that meets the requirements of the ESFA funded curriculum provision. You will report to the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning, working collaboratively to ensure the curriculum area is planned, recorded, monitored and impact assessed to meet the student needs.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a comprehensive list of the key responsibilities, considering the person specification when completing your application.

How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description above.

You are required to upload a CV with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment, and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available here

As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application, we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.

QAC complies with Safeguarding guidelines and all appointees are required to have DBS Check and two reference.

Why work at Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham

Join our team at Queen Alexandra College!

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of students with special educational needs? Do you thrive in an inclusive and supportive academic environment? If so, we want YOU to join our team. QAC has just gone through an exciting rebrand, dealt with a period of swift growth and academic improvement and this is your opportunity to become part of a vibrant College that is moving forward and making a real difference to the lives and futures of our students.

The newly structured Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham offers you the chance to have a positive impact as you join a committed group of colleagues in ensuring that all students achieve their aims and aspirations. We are dedicated to providing exceptional education and support to students with diverse learning needs and life experiences. Our specialist setting fosters an inclusive community where every student is valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.

QAC offers a vibrant, varied and enriching educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are designed to meet specific needs and support levels are high.

Joining our supportive team, you will have the opportunity to:
• Work closely with students with SEN to achieve their goals
• Make a difference to the educational experience of young people
• Be a voice for students and staff in specialist education
• Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment, promoting academic growth, self-development and self-confidence
• Develop your own skills, aspirations and progress your career.

Our benefits include;

• Access to on site car parking
• Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
• Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
• Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
• Mental Health First Aiders
• BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
• Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
• Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
• Dell Advantage programme - a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC - up to 20% off
• 5% discount on National Express West Midlands bus passes at

nxbusportal3.co.uk/education

• Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
• Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
• Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
• Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
• Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
• Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.