Learning Area Manager - Built Environment

Benefits: 37 days holiday, plus 5 closure days and 8 bank holidays, Local Government/Teachers Pension scheme, a range of employee benefits including salary sacrifice schemes, staff discounts and free parking

Attachments: Learning Area Manager (Construction) - JD PS.doc

The Built Environment Learning Area at Gower College Swansea has experienced considerable growth in recent years notably in its development of sustainable energy education and training. The College is looking to continue to grow the curriculum offer of this learning area to further incorporate its traditional curriculum with sector leading, innovative curriculum development, in response to regional and national employer demand in line with current and emerging directives and initiatives within the economy.

Leading the Built Environment Learning Area in an exciting time of curriculum change and the role will focus on building on our existing provision to offer even more choice and opportunity to learners on Full Time and Part Time courses and also Apprenticeship routes through our large Work Based Learning contract.  The Learning Area also offers professional qualifications to industry professionals and a key focus will be the opportunity to further expand our Higher Education provision.

The provision is based on one of our largest sites as well as our specialist site – Jubilee Court, and includes our Energy Centre, based at our Hill House site and our Sustainable Energy Centre at Jubilee Court.  Provision in this Learning Area is delivered by a professional, highly qualified team of staff with considerable relevant industry experience.

This post offers a unique opportunity which will enable the successful candidate to utilise their leadership skills and professional experience and to work with professional contacts to help create a skilled workforce which will support the growth of this vibrant industry including the Swansea Bay City Deal regional plans.

The Learning Area Manager will be responsible for the effective academic management and quality assurance of their area.  Contributing to the development of an aspirational culture of innovation and outstanding learner experience, the successful candidate will develop an appropriately commercially focused curriculum which meets the local and regional priority needs and maximises employability prospects for our learners.

Holding a first degree in a related discipline and a teaching qualification (PGCE or equivalent), you will ideally possess a Post Graduate/Higher degree in Leadership and Management or be willing to work towards one.

With a  knowledge of local/regional and national context affecting FE colleges including curriculum development, you will have an understanding of FE funding methodologies including HE, WBL, 14-16 and ideally experience of developing and accrediting HE provision.

We are looking for candidates who can bring innovation, energy and a can-do attitude, supported by an in-depth knowledge of a relevant sector and understanding of the skills needs, as well as relevant industry contacts.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will be treated no less favourably than applications submitted in English.  Gower College Swansea recognises the importance of delivering its services in Welsh and recognises the need to grow its bilingual workforce.  We therefore encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate good Welsh Language skills

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy.  If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to completing 6 months service)

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website via the apply link.

Rheolwr Maes Dysgu – Amgylchedd Adeiledig

Benefits: 37 diwrnod o wyliau, yn ogystal â 5 diwrnod cau ac 8 gwyl banc, Aelodaeth o'r Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol, amrywiaeth o fanteision i weithwyr gan gynnwys cynlluniau aberthu cyflog, disgowntiau staff a pharcio am ddim.

Attachments: LearningAreaManager(Construction)-JDPS(CYM).doc

Mae Maes Dysgu Amgylchedd Adeiledig Coleg Gwyr Abertawe wedi ehangu’n helaeth dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, yn enwedig ym maes datblygu ynni, addysg a hyfforddiant cynaliadwy. Mae’r Coleg yn bwriadu ehangu cwricwlwm y maes dysgu hwn, gan ymgorffori’r cwricwlwm traddoadiadol presennol ymhellach trwy ddatblygiadau arloesol sy’n arwain you sector, mewn ymateb i alw cyflogwyr rhanbarthol a chenedlaethol. Bwriadwn wneud hyn yn unol â chyfarwyddebau a mentrau cyfredol yr economi.

Bydd arwain y Maes Dysgu Amgylchedd Adeiledig, yn ystod cyfnod cyffrous o gyflwyno newidiadau i’r cwricwlwm, yn gofyn i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ganolbwyntio ar ddatblygu ein darpariaeth i gynnig hyd yn oed mwy o gyfleoedd a dewisiadau i ddysgwyr Amser Llawn, Rhan-amser a hefyd ein Phrentisiaid, trwy ein contract Dysgu Seiliedig ar Waith.  Mae’r Maes Dysgu hefyd yn cynnwys cymwysterau proffesiynol i weithwyr proffesiynol yn y diwydiant a bydd ffocws allweddol i ehangu ein darpariaeth Addysg Uwch  ymhellach.

Mae'r ddarpariaeth wedi’I lleoli ar un o'n safleoedd mwyaf yn ogystal â'n safle arbenigol - Jubilee Court, ac mae'n cynnwys ein Canolfan Ynni, sydd wedi'i lleoli ar ein safle Hill House a'n Canolfan Ynni Cynaliadwy yn Jubilee Court. Mae darpariaeth y Maes Dysgu hwn yn cael ei chyflwyno gan dîm proffesiynol, cymwys o staff sydd â phrofiad helaeth o weithio yn y diwydiant.

Dyma gyfle unigryw i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ddefnyddio ei sgiliau arwain a’i brofiad proffesiynol i weithio â chysylltiadau proffesiynol i helpu hybu gweithlu crefftus a fydd yn cefnogi twf y diwydiant bywiog hwn. Bydd deiliad y swydd hefyd yn cael cyfle i ymwneud â chynlluniau rhanbarthol Bargen Ddinesig Bae Abertawe.

Dyma gyfle unigryw i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ddefnyddio ei sgiliau arwain a’i brofiad proffesiynol i weithio â chysylltiadau proffesiynol i helpu hybu gweithlu crefftus a fydd yn cefnogi twf y diwydiant bywiog hwn. Bydd deiliad y swydd hefyd yn cael cyfle i ymwneud â chynlluniau rhanbarthol Bargen Ddinesig Bae Abertawe.

Bydd y Rheolwr Maes Dysgu yn gyfrifol am reoli agweddau academaidd y maes ac yn gorfod sicrhau rheolaeth academaidd ac ansawdd. Gan gyfrannu at ddatblygiad diwylliant ysbrydoledig a phrofiad dysgu rhagorol i ddysgwyr, bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn datblygu cwricwlwm masnachol sy’n diwallu anghenion blaenoriaethau lleol a rhanbarthol ac mi fydd yn gwneud y mwyaf o ragolygon cyflogadwyedd ein dysgwyr.

Yn meddu ar radd dosbarth cyntaf mewn disgyblaeth gysylltiedig â chymhwyster addysgu (TAR neu’r cyfwerth), yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych Ôl-radd/Gradd Uwch mewn Arwain a Rheoli neu byddwch yn barod i weithio tuag at ennill un o’r cymwysterau hyn.

Ni cheir ceisiadau Cymraeg eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg. 

Mae Coleg Gwyr Abertawe yn ymrwymedig i ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles pobl ifanc ac yn disgwyl i’r holl staff rhannu’r ymrwymiad hwn. Bydd penodiadau eu gwneud ar sail gwiriad DBS manylach a bydd gofyn i chi ymaelodi â Chyngor Gweithlu Addysg Cymru.

(Rydym yn disgwyl nifer fawr o ymgeiswyr ar gyfer y swydd wag hon. Os derbynnir llawer o geisiadau, efallai y byddwn yn atal unigolion rhag cyflwyno cais cyn y dyddiad penodedig. Awgrymir felly ichi gyflwyno’ch cais yn gynnar.

Fel rheol, bydd penodiadau yn cael eu gwneud ar waelod y raddfa gyflog gyda chynyddrannau blynyddol ar 1 Awst bob blwyddyn (ar yr amod eich bod wedi cwblhau 6 mis o wasanaeth).