Head of Leadership, Management & Lifestyle

FE Partners are proudly working with Blackpool and The Fylde College on this rare and exciting opportunity for a Head of Leadership, Management & Lifestyle! Relocators for this position are encouraged to apply and we will support you with the associated costs. This position could suit an experienced Curriculum Manager with a Leadership, Management & Lifestyle background who is looking for the next step in their career! Key responsibility: To lead and manage the curriculum area, providing a highly effective and engaging learning experience aligned to the needs of industry, leading to exemplary outcomes for all students The Leadership, Management and Lifestyle curriculum area is one of the largest in Blackpool and The Fylde College with over 1,500 students. It is a vibrant and diverse community of practice, developing technical, professional and academic skills for now and the future. With facilities such as the Level 6 training restaurant and the regional gaming academy training casino staff, you will be part of a forward thinking and passionate team. The curriculum offers both FE and HE programmes which includes: Hair and beauty and related therapies Sports Public Services Business and professional programmes Hospitality and events Catering Tourism English Criminology What does the ideal applicant look like? The ideal candidate will hold: Degree level qualification in a subject relevant to the curriculum area Teaching qualification Postgraduate qualification Management qualification (desirable) With experience of: Successful teaching and current management in the academic areas within the curriculum in further (FE) and higher education (HE) in the UK Successfully developing and managing a curriculum area or equivalent team of staff Experience of successfully managing and delivering upon income and expenditure budgets Leading curriculum innovation and development to meet further/higher education and employer/customer needs Sound knowledge of a broad range of subjects and disciplines relevant to the curriculum area A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND CANDIDATE PACK IS AVAILABLE AND CAN BE PROVIDED TO YOU. About the College: One of the UK s leading further education colleges, B&FC offers high quality technical and professional routes to professional and skilled employment facilitated through strong relationships with industry. Academic standards at B&FC are consistently rated as amongst the best in the sector; they have been ranked in the top 3% of further education colleges in England for six consecutive years. As a key member of the B&FC Management Forum, your challenge will be to positively contribute to our ongoing success. If you thrive in a dynamic and forward thinking business, where new ideas and innovation are supported and encouraged, and have the skills, experience and knowledge to have an impact, then we would be keen to hear from you. Just have a look at what they've achieved! Graded Good by Ofsted (2022) One of the Fylde Coast s largest employers with circa 1,000 employees Circa. 12,500 students choose to study with B&FC annually B&FC sites span across a 12 mile stretch of the Fylde Coast with 5 campuses, 3 specialist centres and 4 community learning centres ESFA judge B&FC to be financially strong with a normal turnover c GBP54m Accolades are all well and good, but what do you, the successful applicant, get to look forward to? Enhanced annual leave allowance of 43 days (full–time equivalent) Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave Competitive pension scheme: Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) – 23% employer contribution Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – 16% employer contribution Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. GBP1.8m in colleague development annually Agile working opportunities Family friendly policies Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to: Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year Occupational Health FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS FREE eye tests Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing FREE healthy breakfast Sports facilities including fully equipped gym Health and beauty salon Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks) Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates FREE car parking Onsite kids Sports Camp 8am 5pm during selected half term breaks Next steps Once you've applied one of our friendly further education consultants will give you a call to discuss this opportunity. The college will move quickly for the right applicant and they have a simple and concise interview process. FE Partners Ltd. are acting as an employment business for this position. Working for/with FE Partners Ltd. is subject to agreement to our Terms and Conditions. Data Policy Your data will be stored by FE Partners Ltd. for the purpose of this application and discussing our other vacancies. By hitting apply you consent to your data being used in this way. We will confirm with you by email immediately with a full breakdown of how your data is used, you may opt out fully or in part at any time. Your data will not be passed on to 3rd parties without your permission