Curriculum Area Manager – Diploma/Extended Diploma Art & Design Exeter, England
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join the successful and friendly Faculty of Art & Design. Our people are at the very heart of our organisation. We are committed to being an exceptional employer where staff thrive because they feel valued, engaged, and challenged. Exeter College is a large, thriving and growing college, located at the heart of this growing city, within easy reach of several Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dartmoor National Park and the South Devon coast. The college draws students from Exeter and across the wider region.
Situated in a purpose built building The Centre for Creative Industries, the Faculty predominantly delivers a range of art-based subjects from Fine Art, Graphics, Photography to Fashion and Textiles, these including UAL Level 2 Diploma, A Levels, UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma, UAL Foundation Diploma and Access to HE. The faculty actively listens to its learners, and we have very positive learner feedback. You will lead on areas of the curriculum and manage your team within the faculty including the well-established UAL Extended Diploma team.
We are seeking a forward-thinking and highly motivated leader and lecturer to teach within the arts across our programmes, lead curriculum development, market and promote courses. You will be joining a highly functioning and experience team who work cohesively to plan and deliver our growing Extended Diploma provision. As a subject specialist you will be able to teach a relevant art and design subject with a particular vocational focus. You will lead your area to go beyond Outstanding, in the college’s vision to be exceptional. Please note that due to sustained growth we have a number of Programme leader roles advertised and you do not need to apply for these separately.
You will join an expanding and experienced Faculty Management Group (FMG) that is extremely supportive and committed to working collaboratively and sharing best practice in an outstanding Faculty. The FMG currently comprises the Head and Deputy Head of Faculty, 2 other Curriculum Area Managers and a Tutorial Area Manager, supported by the Faculty Operations Officer. This is a great opportunity for an experienced practitioner with a proven track record of outstanding teaching, a passion for the arts, the talent to lead a Curriculum Area and a desire to develop your career.
Our values – Ambition, Collaboration, Energy
Our values are what make us, us. Please do take a couple of minutes to learn more about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcFUB8HvS9M
Your benefits
We recognise that taking regular breaks from work is important. The College offers full time teaching staff up to 56 days off per year (this includes 40 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and a period of operational closure at Christmas closure (which has been 8 days in recent years). You will also have the opportunity to join the Teachers Pension scheme, find out more at Teachers' Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk).
Your development
As a member of our team, you will also have access to a range of excellent benefits and discounts, along with staff development opportunities, wellbeing services and activities.
If you would like to apply today, please go to http://www.exe-coll.ac.uk/College/Jobs
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight at the end of Sunday, 16th April 2023.
We will be holding a selection process for this position, planned for the week commencing 24th April 2023.
Key Information
At Exeter College we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community
We do not accept CVs, no agencies please.
