Director of School – Construction, Building Services and Automotive
Chesterfield College
Derbyshire
- £52,525 - £60,879 per year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 15 July 2024
Job overview
(37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year)
51 days paid holiday per year.
Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme
We are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic leader to join our team as Director of School for Construction, Building Services and Automotive.
As Director, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our vocational programmes. You will lead a team of dedicated tutors, manage curriculum development, and ensure that our students and apprentices receive a high quality education in their chosen vocational field.
The School of Construction, Building Services and Automotive offers programmes for 16–18-year-olds, adults, and apprentices, and provides bespoke programmes which meet the needs of employers and industry.
Provision ranges from entry level through to level 5 HTQ in a number of subjects to enable maximum progression opportunities for students.
The College is involved in multiple projects across the region, including the Construction Skills Hub at Staveley, a live on-site training facility which forms part of the School of Construction, Building Services and Automotive, and falls within the Director’s remit.
You will need strong and effective communication skills, leadership qualities, budget management experience, curriculum design and moderation experience, along with evidence of building and developing strong external partnerships and employer engagement.
If you think this opportunity is for you and you have strong and influential leadership skills, motivation, and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.
We welcome applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria requested in the person specification and are not from a construction or automotive background.
Chesterfield College is an outstanding place to work and has superb staff benefits including a voucher discount scheme, cycle to work, healthcare plan, free flu vaccinations and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
For further details of our staff benefits, please visit https://www.chesterfield.ac.uk/workingforus/
Due to the summer period, interviews dates will be offered on a flexible basis from 29 July 2024.
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About Chesterfield College
Chesterfield College is a highly successful and vibrant College based in North Derbyshire with excellent pass rates and high student success levels. Our location is key to our success in attracting students from north and south Derbyshire, Buxton, Derby and South Yorkshire and Sheffield. Our free College buses make Chesterfield College a highly accessible and affordable choice for over 8,000 full, part time or HE students every year.
We have over 700 courses to choose from catering for a wide range of learners including foundation courses, A Levels, Apprenticeships, vocational (work related) and professional qualifications, diplomas and degrees. Many of our students go onto to University, further study or straight in to work.
At the core of what we do is making our students as employable as possible, providing them with life and work skills to get into work and achieve life fulfilment hence our mission statement. Equipping you with the skills and knowledge for progression and employment.
The College received a 'Good' Ofsted report in 2013 with inspectors also commenting that several aspects of delivery and support are outstanding.
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