Head of Department Engineering (Performing Engineering Operations)
UTC South Durham
Durham, County
- £47,417 - £49,819 per year
- New
- Salary:
- L1 - L3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2024
Job overview
Head of Department
Engineering (Performing Engineering Operations)
Preparing students for outstanding STEM careers
NOR: up to 600 | Age range: 14-19 | Start: September 2024 or as soon as possible
Salary: L1 to L3 (Leadership Scale)
Can you help support our students to success?
University Technical College South Durham opened in September 2016 and is leading technical success in the only engineering UTC in the North East. With a focus on advanced manufacturing and engineering, it is located at the heart of Aycliffe Business Park, County Durham. We provide an excellent technical education for 14-19 year olds, encompassing real, relevant workplace experience in partnership with world-class companies and have recently been graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted for the second time.
We are looking for a Head of Department in Engineering to lead our Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) team to coordinate all aspects of the PEO course, deliver and assess units, to lead and expand further upon an already successful programme. As the head of the team, you will be responsible ensuring the quality of PEO delivery, assessment, successful student outcomes, student destinations, recruitment and continued programme growth.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate as UTC South Durham continues to grow and student numbers are predicted to expand in these courses year on year. In the future we hope to expand our offer from Fabrication and Welding and Engineering Practices into other technical areas.
This Head of Department will lead a very experienced team of professionals who focus on the delivery and assessment of all units for both Level 2 Engineering Diplomas.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Closing date: 9th August 2024, Midday | Interviews: 16th – 20th August 2024
To arrange an informal discussion, please email:
No agencies please.
Attached documents
About UTC South Durham
- UTC South Durham
- Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe
- County Durham
- DL5 6AP
- United Kingdom
UTC South Durham is a university technical college located in County Durham. It educates students aged 14-19.
University technical colleges are state-funded technical schools that give students the skills they need to innovate and invent. UTC South Durham is the first UTC in the North East. It opened in 2016 with the aim of providing vital training in advanced manufacturing and engineering.
Principal
Tom Dower
Values and vision
With a vision of inspiring young people to become engineers and scientists, UTC South Durham is an environment of innovation, collaboration and excellence.
The school has a threefold focus on academic subjects, technical education and workplace learning. Students gain GCSE and A Level qualifications, study engineering with state-of-the-art equipment, and form partnerships with employers, community groups and other education providers. Young people have the chance to establish relationships with businesses that will help them gain experience for the future.
Ofsted
UTC South Durham was rated good by Ofsted in 2019.
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