Group Head of Faculty for Public Services

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Group Head of Faculty for Public Services

Job description

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 1 FTE, 52 weeks per year
• Salary: £47,448 per annum - £55,824 per annum (determined by responsibility levels and achievements)

The role of Group Head of Faculty is a pivotal one, it is centred on the notion of managing the person, the teacher, at the heart of our mission to raise standards and help students to achieve and progress. Line managing a team of teachers the Group Head of Faculty ensures in a Group structure that the college remains focused and ready for inspection, that staff feel supported and challenged to be the best they can be and to support a culture of continuous improvement.

Working closely with senior leaders, Group Subject Leads and pastoral staff, Group Heads of Faculty will help build teaching effectiveness, help focus on improvement and ensure that students remain our top priority.

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Membership into Teachers Pension Scheme
• 40 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Access to discounted benefits platform
• Family friendly policies and flexible working

• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company Events

• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities available

West Suffolk College is one of the country's leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre. We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 8.00am onWednesday, 13th November

Interviews: To be held shortly thereafter

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.