Curriculum Manager – English & ESOL

Job Description This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. Salary range: £51,298 p.a. inc. London weightingContract: PermanentHours of work: 36 hours per weekLocation: Brent Start Hillside Centre and other locations from time to time An excellent offer… Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post As a Curriculum Manager, you will be dedicated to delivering learning success through effective leadership and collaboration. Your focus will be on the success of the learners to support improvement within the department. You will lead on the delivery, design and development of our English and ESOL programmes, maintaining an oversight of the student journey to ensure they have an excellent learning experience.The Person You will have detailed knowledge and experience of current teaching and learning strategies and a track record of raising quality and standards with a Further Education setting. You will possess a generic adult teaching/training qualification at level 5 e.g. DTTLS or equivalent. You will have a strong knowledge of national, regional and local priorities for adult and community learning provision as well as an excellent understanding of the Education Inspection Framework and funding methodologies and their impact on courses and programmes of learning. You will have a track record of contributing to quality improvement of the English & ESOL curriculum including conducting observations, internally verifying accredited courses, delivering staff development, checking and advising on the completion of course documentation.Closing date: 6 April 2025 (23:00)Additional Information If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on Job Description…