Employment & Distance Learning Coordinator

Job title:

Employment & Distance Learning Coordinator

Company

London South East Colleges

Job description

About the role:Please note we don’t have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!Coordination Duties

• Develop and co-ordinate all Employment & Distance Learning curriculum activity
• Manage the employability and Distance learning to team to ensure they are completing learners in timely manner.
• Work with Partnership organisations to ensure all programmes developed and running with maximum learners on programme.
• Support the course area in ensuring regular tracking, reviews and assessment cycles. Monitor action plans for those learners not on track for timely achievement within the course area.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of qualification frameworks, subject specifications, assessment procedures and national initiatives.
• Liaise with the Quality Team and Quality Improvement Leader on a regular basis.
• Liaise closely with the wider Employer Engagement and Innovation team to enhance learner recruitment activity.
• Be learner’s first point of contact for the delivery area to ensure a responsive provision and high satisfaction with the service delivered.
• Support colleagues with the production of an annual Self-Assessment Report
• Deputise for the Innovation and Distance Learning Manager in their absence.

IQA Duties

• Plan and implement the internal quality assurance of assessment activity related to allocated courses in accordance with college policies and awarding body requirements.
• Sample assessment decisions in accordance with college policies and awarding body requirements ensuring consistency of decisions across the team.
• Observe teaching and assessor practice and record the outcome of the observation.
• Provide constructive feedback to tutors/ assessors on observed and sampled assessment activity.
• Share and promote good practice across the team
• Agree on individual training and development plans with the delivery team
• Evaluate and improve internal assessment and quality assurance systems in liaison with the Curriculum and Quality Improvement team.
• Organise and run a series of standardisation meetings with all team members as required.
• Work with tutors/ assessors to ensure success rate targets are achieved.
• Liaise with awarding bodies and standards verifiers as required.

General:The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. The post holder must comply with and implement relevant health, safety, security and welfare processes as required by the relevant statutory or college procedures.About YouAbout UsThe CollegeLondon South East Colleges is a successful and innovative College operating with sites across Bromley, Bexley, Orpington, Greenwich and Lambeth. With nearly 14,000 students and 1,000 members of staff, the College is a major employer in the area and makes a significant impact on the lives and future prospects of its learners who travel from across London to study with us. The College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust, a growing Multi-Academy which is rapidly developing a track record of academic and financial success. With a combined turnover of circa £65m and the ambitious growth plans of the group, there has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation.Benefits The benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus 3 efficiency closure days during Christmas, up to 2 additional College closure days, and leave for volunteering (pro rata for part time staff). There are excellent pension schemes, including employer contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Staff also have access to our Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, salary sacrifice cycle to work/bike loan scheme and annual season ticket loan. You will have access to onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in inhouse restaurants and hair and beauty treatments.AccreditationsAs employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality-assurance framework responsibilities, and use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We also acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn, and so we use these accreditations to provide an external lens and share/gain best-practice information.Our Accreditations include:

• Investors in People – meaning we are committed to the professional development of our staff members.
• Recognised nationally in 2021 by the TES, as Overall FE Provider of the Year, FE College of the Year, and winning the Contribution to the Local Community award.
• Disability Confident – Committed
• Stonewall Workplace Champions – Silver Award
• Investors in Ethnicity – Exemplary Employer and member of the Top 25 employers 2 years in a row
• Affiliate member of the Black Leadership Group

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an ‘Enhanced’ DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children’s Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The College’s DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.Equal OpportunitiesLondon South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.As a Disability Confident – Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meet the minimum job role criteria.If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please let us know.If a suitable applicant applies, we may close the advert sooner than the closing date.If you have any specific enquires about the role, please email us at

Expected salary

£36886 – 40306 per year

Location

Bromley, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:08:59 GMT

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