Head of Creative Industries - 21.6 hours per week (flexible days)

Westminster City Council is committed to creating a City for All where people are born into a supportive and safe environment, grow and learn throughout their lives, build fantastic careers in world-leading industries. Westminster Adult Education Service is the City Council’s adult education service and the largest local authority adult education service in London and one of the largest nationally.  

We provide life-changing learning opportunities for our learners through our qualification courses, apprenticeship programmes and extensive community based provision. We work to adapt to the changing needs of our communities – resulting in a dynamic atmosphere where ambition, diversity and creativity are celebrated. We are on our journey to outstanding and want someone who shares our vision of attaining excellence to join our passionate and highly skilled leadership team. 

If you want to join an organisation that makes a difference in people’s lives, we want to hear from you.   

Head of Creative Industries £47,568 - £50,599 per annum (pro-rata) – 21.6 hours per week (flexible days)

A new and exciting role for a Head of Creative Industries is now available.  You will be joining a good provider at a time where making a difference to peoples’ lives is even more important as we move out of the Pandemic.   This role has full autonomy of the creative industries curriculum to develop the UAL portfolio of qualifications, pathways and outcomes for learners.

The new digital world as meant that we have updated the ways we are working so the role would be ensuring that the digital curriculum is embraced and also that new systems and approaches are fully embedded within the area and enhance the learners experience.

Part of the creative industries portfolio is a full cost provision where learners pay for leisure learning and skills development.  This role would review our offer and enhance this to maximise the benefits to the learners and also to the community we serve.

What we Offer: 

We are passionate about our aim to be an inclusive workplace for all that reflects the communities we serve, and we believe everyone is valued.

We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and those with hidden or visible disabilities. 

The Service offers a competitive salary, employment benefits including a public sector pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development. 

Closing Date 9am Monday 14 June 2021

Interviews will be held Thursday 24 June 2021 (candidates must be available to attend on this day) 

Please quote ED/WAES/990 in all correspondence for this role 

CV’s will not be accepted for this vacancy 

A Basic DBS is required for this post  

Please apply via the link