Programme Leader for Hair & Beauty

School of Apprenticeships, Business & Commercial Services

35 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to join the management team at Suffolk New College. The role will require you to lead on the operational and strategic aspects of the hair & beauty programme area.

Working closely with the Head of School, you will pro-actively support, lead and develop staff to deliver an exceptional student experience.

You will therefore need to be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent people management and development skills
• Expertise in aspects of the curriculum areas of the role and have experience of working with students aged 14+
• Ability to build and develop sustainable relationships with employers
• Creative an innovative approaches which deliver an exceptional student experience and student outcomes

As part of this role you will also be required to undertake some teaching hours, therefore you should also be able to demonstrate proven teaching expertise in a related subject area and a profile of grade 1 or 2 lesson observations.

You should also hold a relevant degree or professional qualification that relates to the programme area specialisms alongside at teaching qualification.

We are proud to be an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ and continue to develop and improve in order to deliver an exceptional student experience to all our learners.

“The leadership team has provided well-targeted staff development training to enable staff to help secure improvements in the quality of teaching and learning” – Ofsted, 2017

Closing date: Tuesday 22^nd May 2018 at 12 noon.     

Interview date: Wednesday 6^th June 2018. 

If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be contacted by a member of the HR team via email. If you do not hear from us then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview. 

Candidates who have been shortlisted will be asked to complete a teaching task as part of the process, details of which are to be confirmed within the interview invites. 

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our on-going commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee an interview to all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.