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Education Team Leader - Learning Support
Pearson
Harrogate, , United Kingdom
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Description
PURPOSE
Lead, develop and maintain the education achievement of a team of tutors and learning support assistants at the Army Foundation College (AFC). Manage and lead the daily operations ensuring that all Performance Targets are met in all educational subjects as outlined in Serial 2 of the Project Agreement. Ensure that quality assurance systems are followed throughout to achieve continuous improvement. Represent Pearson TQ in dealings with the Authority, DTSL, supplier partners and with other external organisations.
KEY OUTPUTS
• Manage the learning of platoons of Junior Soldiers, ensuring that the maximum number pass their Functional Skills internal and external assessments.
• Ensure that Pearson TQ meet the Vocational Education achievement KPIs in the platoons that you lead.
• Line manage a team of tutors and learning support assistants delivering the VE programme to a caseload of Platoons as outlined by the Director of Services. Monitor staff performance and achievement.
• Teach groups of JS in the subjects you are able to teach, undertaking a delivery load approximately equivalent to an average of 20 periods per week.
• Undertake Internal Verification as required.
• Deputise for the Director of Services as required.
• Work with JS as an Individual Learning Planning (ILP) tutor.
• Act as the main link between the Platoon Staff and the VE teaching team, regularly reporting on JS progress, achievement and discipline.
• Develop new courses as agreed at the Education Working Group (EWG).
• Manage delivery of Driver Theory Training as part of the VE programme.
• Support the Director of Services by maintaining the security of rooms, equipment and materials, etc. as requested.
• Keep abreast of developments in educational and training strategy and best practice throughout the post-16 sector.
• Represent Pearson TQ’s interests in meetings with the Authority, DTSL, supplier partners and other external agencies as required in an open and participatory manner to promote partnership across the College.
• Be the Pearson TQ point of contact in the absence of the Director of Services.
• Ensure that actions agreed at MT meetings are followed up and achieved within set timescales.
• Support the Director of Services in ensuring that Pearson TQ achieves its performance targets in the Vocational Education (Serial 2), Library (Serial 3) and Services to Sports (Serial 8) Serials of the Project Agreement.
• Ensure that staff understand the performance targets for each serial and, by on-going monitoring, ensure that all employees play their full part in achieving them within agreed timescales.
• Liaise with the AFC Company Permanent Staff to promote partnership across the College.
• Develop and manage the performance review process, identifying staff training needs and supporting staff as agreed.
• Be part of regular meetings with the Management Team.
• Report any potential failures to the Director of Services as soon as they have been identified and support the development of robust strategies to avoid or minimise those failures.
• Ensure correct procurement processes are followed.
• Ensure that all necessary and appropriate resources are in place in a timely fashion to facilitate effective staff performance and contractual requirements and that the working environment is safe and healthy.
• Ensure that all employees are fully cognisant of those company financial procedures which relate to them and the financial constraints within which they operate and monitor compliance.
• Ensure that self-assessment reporting, quality improvement planning and other relevant quality assurance systems are embedded; engage with staff and maintain a culture of continuous improvement and continuing professional development.
• Engage with staff at all levels of the organisation in an open and participatory fashion and ensure that they are kept informed of all strategic and operational developments which may impact on their job roles and effectiveness.
• Timetable the VE programme for your team.
• Complete all achievement progress tracking.
• Contribute to the Self-Assessment Review process.
• Attend and contribute to the Education Working Group (EWG) as requested.
• Attend and contribute to the Apprenticeship Working Group (AWG) as requested.
• Be an active member of the OTLA Team, observing the required number of sessions each term and giving timely and supportive feedback.
• Undertake staff training and induction for new members of the team.
• To provide leadership and professional support to all members of the VE Team and provide support to the Team on issues relating to student progress / learner support and coordinate Individual Learning Planning, including Learning Support, for those Junior Soldiers.
Additional Learning Support (ALS) Lead
• Lead on the development of materials to support delivery to JS with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD).
• Develop and action the ALS SAR.
• Liaise with the BSDM and Platoon Staff regarding the progress of JS receiving ALS.
• Lead on support innovation.
• Inform the VE teams of changes in the support and access to assessment requirements.
• Lead on CPD for ALS and SpLD
• Lead regular ALS team meetings with the LSAs to develop the delivery of ALS.
• Act as cross-college and Pearson TQ Point of Contact on issues relating to the development of ALS, including the delivery of update briefings.
Library
• Give a management lead to the College Librarian in all areas related to Serial 3 compliance.
• Hold regular meetings with the College Librarian to ensure that all the activities outlined in their job description are being met effectively within the parameters identified in the contract.
• Ensure that all activities are compliant with Serial 3 of the AFC contract.
• Continue to integrate the work of the Library with the AFC curriculum delivery.
• Support the development to increase the on-line Library provision.
• Work with the College Librarian to promote the Library in the College.
Imjin Platoon Delivery Lead
• Give a management lead to the delivery of learning to JS in Imjin Platoon.
• Provide transitional feedback to the receiving platoon regarding the educational progress JS have made whilst in Imjin.
Qualifications
Essential
• Possession of a graduate level qualification or equivalent (or willingness to work towards).
• Possession of a relevant Level 3 qualification in a subject taught at the College.
• Relevant teaching and/or training qualification (ie Cert Ed, PGCE, CTLLS, DTLLS).
• Level 7 post graduate course or equivalent relating to individual specialist assessment.
• Experience of leading ALS in an organisation.
• Practical, working knowledge of library management (or willingness to gain within 3 months).
• Experience of instructing, assessing and managing in post-compulsory education.
• Experience of delivering successful management functions in an education/training environment (within last five years for the subject you will lead in).
• Experience of providing leadership, direction and motivation to individuals and teams.
• Experience of meeting challenging educational targets in the Functional Skills subjects.
• Experience of quality assurance processes in an education/training environment.
• Experience of successful curriculum design and development in an education/training environment.
• Ability to shape group decision-making processes and to support, empathise and co-operate with other team members and partners.
• Ability to lead by example and to inspire and motivate others.
• Ability to create and enact action plans.
• Commitment to and enthusiasm for the values of inclusive, personalised education and training.
• Experience of representing the company at meetings with outside agencies.
• Good general ICT skills.
• Possession of excellent written and oral communication skills
• Possession of excellent listening skills
• Possession of excellent interpersonal skills and supportive attitude to colleagues
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Flexible, adaptable and enthusiastic team-leader.
• An awareness and understanding of contemporary developments in Further Education and Work Based Learning.
• Ability to meet deadlines and to work under pressure.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, quality assurance and customer care.
• Have attended or be willing to do so the Authority’s ASLS Course (course is currently held at Pirbright).
• A flexible approach to work, including the support of daytime, evening and weekend working as required.
Desirable
• Possession of a management qualification at Level 3 or above.
• Experience of managing more than one subject delivered at the AFC.
• Experience of working with the Military or of managing the delivery of Functional Skills to soldiers.
The AFC terms do NOT match the LEA terms so items like holidays will be different