Head of Construction and Motor Vehicle

Hours: Full-time, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm core hours, subject to business needs

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £56,829 - £63,541

Closing Date: 06/05/2024

Location: Construction & Green Skills Centre, Southall Community College

About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability and Inclusion.

We have three College sites across West London at Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in these students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.

For further information about the College, please visit our College website.

About the role:

We are seeking to recruit an experienced curriculum manager to take on this exciting and varied role as Head of Department at our Construction Centre of Excellence based at Southall Community College. You will have extensive knowledge and experience within your area of expertise, and a wider experience of managing a range of craft trades, building services and motor vehicle maintenance. We offer Brick, Carpentry, Electrical, Plastering, Plumbing and Property maintenance to young and adult learners and a growing number of apprentices. Our Motor Vehicle department offers level 1 - 3 IMI qualifications.

We need your passion and commitment to lead this department and deliver outstanding outcomes for our community. We need a self-starter who can engage with a wide range of stakeholders and develop industry-relevant programmes of study to enable our learners to secure bright and successful futures.

We have excellent facilities, and the centre is ready for the new manager to make their mark in establishing us the best offer in West London. Our staff are committed and hard-working and need your guidance and drive to deliver excellent learning opportunities. The college needs your focus, eye for detail and timely project management. This is a very rewarding position, and we look forward to hearing from you. 

What we offer:

Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners. As a member of the support team, you will receive:

• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Computer loan
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Continuous Professional Development
• Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the college's on-site hair and beauty salon
• Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discounts platform
  
  
  

Important Information:

Our learners' and staff's safety and welfare are extremely important to us, so we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. Please visit our website for further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application. We may close the application deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your applications as soon as possible.