Head of Horizons and Specialist Provision

The Head of Horizon at Barking and Dagenham College is responsible for leading and managing the Horizon Programs with excellence, focusing on high needs provision. This includes overseeing the quality of teaching, growth, learning, and support for learners with complex needs and Business planning. The role involves strategic planning, curriculum development, staff management, and budget oversight to ensure the successful delivery of the program. Key Responsibilities of our Head of Department (Horizons and Specialist Provision) role:

• Working closely with the Director, the HoD will focus on the strategic growth, operational development and continuous improvement of designated department(s), adopting an agile approach to ensure the curriculum reflects trends, LMI, industry reforms , LA and various Stakeholder needs etc.
• The HoD will liaise with relevant external partners to ensure the department maximises opportunities.
• Plan, lead and have strategic and operational development responsibility for designated department(s)
• Proactively manage curriculum changes in order to meet local and national needs, fostering positive relationships across the Borough, within the immediate local community and with wider external partners
• Oversee the monitoring of departmental targets for learner and course success measures to ensure that strategic targets are met, leading to continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with EHCP (Education, Health, and Care Plans) and other relevant legislation.
• The Head of Department role carries a teaching commitment of 8 hours per week.
  
  Our ideal Head of Department (Horizons and Specialist Provision) should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Cert Ed/PGCE/ Specialist Qual or relevant teaching/training qualification
• A Leadership and management qualification is desirable
• Experience of providing inspirational leadership and management to High Needs teams, resulting in enhanced teaching, learning and assessment practices, growth and organisational change
• Demonstrable experience of leading and developing teaching, learning and assessment provision in accordance with quality assurance frameworks
If you are passionate about success and can do the above, then we want to hear from you!

Join a truly great college, passionate about success, for our staff, learners, businesses, and communities. Trusted by over 6,000 learners and apprentices yearly; we provide industry-aligned technical and vocational qualifications across our Barking and Rush Green campuses. We've invested over £50m in our facilities over the past 9 years, providing outstanding learning and working environments including our East London Institute of Technology.

You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £54,210 - £60,637 pa inclusive of London Weighting.,
• a competitive salary including London Weighting
• generous holiday and pension packages
• being part of a team passionate about education and success
• links with industry and CPD opportunities
• free parking, travel to work and technology assistance schemes