Assistant Director Student Support - EKC Training

East Kent Colleges Group are seeking to recruit an outstanding and inspirational leader to become the Assistant Director of Student Support for our Adult Education and Apprenticeships business unit, EKC Training. As Assistant Director, you will be passionate about supporting the provision, with the goal of achieving Outstanding in all that we do. You will collaborate with the Managing Director in leading and managing a team of staff ensuring that learners are recruited with integrity, experience an effective enrolment process and remain well supported and safeguarded during their time with us.

You will be a suitably qualified and experienced leader who is process driven and commercially astute. We are looking for someone who will provide inspirational leadership to ensure that we maintain our values and have our strategic objectives consistently in view. You will lead the support teams to operate productively, providing a comprehensive and efficient service to learners and colleagues. What are we looking for?

• Experience of working in a demanding and fast paced environment, planning and meeting deadlines and income targets
• Experience of managing and implementing safeguarding processes
• Experience of leading others to achieve high standards in their work with high levels of staff satisfaction
• Excellent working knowledge of Further Education enrolment and reporting systems
• A highly effective communicator who can engage with staff and students at all levels
  
  Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

EKC Group is a large, entrepreneurial organisation that sees our students and our staff always at the heart of what we do. Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day