Programme Director for Maintenance Operations/Painting and Decorating

Salary scale: Up to £35,061 for 37 hours per week, all year plus 41 days annual leave, a contributory pension scheme and a range of other benefits.

East Kent College is committed to developing the prosperity and wellbeing of the communities we serve. We offer the best possible learning and training experience for our students and have been judged by Ofsted as a good provider of education with outstanding leadership and management. We are now seeking individuals to join our body of experienced and motivated staff, many of whom have come from industry.

We welcome applications from people with a diverse range of skills and experience and were keen to attract and invest in staff who have the ambition, determination and ability to make a positive difference. Our Investors in People Award (Gold) demonstrates the importance we attach to training and developing our staff so if you believe you have something to offer East Kent College but you do not meet all the criteria on the person specification we would still like to hear from you and welcome your application.

 The Programme Director will have a key responsibility in ensuring the design and delivery of programmes which are attractive to students, clearly career-related and which promote student independence, with new technology playing an important role in enhancing the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

Reporting to the Programme Area Manager, the Programme Director will ensure effective operation of the programme management cycle (see below), ensuring high-quality programme delivery by a co-ordinated programme team.

The Programme Director will maintain a relevant professional network of contacts within industry and education, and apply their specialist subject knowledge and experience to ensure a curriculum which is attractive, relevant and coherent.

For further information about us and an application form please visit www.eastkent.ac.uk.

Applications Close:  26 August 2014