Head of Sport, Travel and Public Services

Purpose of the Job
The main purpose of the job is to maximise student recruitment, retention and achievement. The Heads of line manage members of staff organised in curriculum teams who design, deliver and develop a portfolio of courses within a subject and/or vocational area. In this company there are three main curriculum teams – Sport, Travel and Tourism and Uniformed Services. The business has grown in recent years, particularly in the area of Travel and Tourism.

Heads of are also responsible for developing and maintaining links with employers in their sector to support work related learning. Each location has the potential to deliver a commercial portfolio in their curriculum area and will need to agree and deliver targets for income generating activities including commercial short courses.

The company also delivers enrichment activities for students across its Football, Basketball, and Netball Academies, as well as running cross-company sport activities. In addition, for its own students it runs numerous day trips and residentials, including travel abroad. Staff ideally are able to drive and will be able / trained to drive a minibus for trips and academy games. The company is also responsible for managing the site gym, including developing the membership for staff and students.

The company will newly embark on a ground-breaking aviation project (Aviation Generation), working with the airline sector to skill-up and meet the jobs demand in aviation. Aviation Generation will sit within the Travel and Tourism part of the company but work across sectors including Engineering. The new Head of will be integral to ensuring its success.

Duties
Marketing and Recruitment of Students
• To develop a marketing plan for the company.
• To understand market needs associated with their respective industry and employment sector.
• Liaise with industry/employers & the community to ensure student access to learning and recruitment.
• To manage the recruitment and guidance of students onto the correct courses, including the use of initial and diagnostic assessment and agreements for learning support.
• To provide staffing for open evenings, recruitment events and summer guidance and enrolment.

Design and Delivery of Programmes
• To ensure that course handbooks are available and up-to-date for all courses.
• To ensure the availability of schemes of work and planning for teaching and learning, including the use of Learning Advocates where appropriate.
• To ensure that IT is increasingly used as a tool for learning in all programmes.
• To ensure that assessment plans are consistent with company policies and that students have information about what standards and work are expected of them.
• Where relevant, ensure that learning support strategies are integral to the design & delivery of programmes.
• To develop new and innovative methods of delivery relevant to learner needs and which maximise the use of flexible and open, distributed distance learning.
• To contribute to a programme of short courses, fully costed provision and income generation.
• To ensure programmes meet all requirements of the study programmes including maths and English and work experience including through liaison with the Head of English and maths and other departments.
• To teach in the subject area according to specialism, in line with the company policy.

Quality and Evaluation
• To ensure the completion of programme reviews on an annual basis, using evaluation and student information to inform action plans which are monitored throughout the year.
• To prepare the Self-Assessment Report and monitor the implementation of any improvement activities.
• To ensure that arrangements are in place to induct and support staff in the management of teaching and learning, including the observation of all teaching staff.
• To encourage staff in the development of teaching and learning strategies, and the up-dating of skills and knowledge relevant to their subject or employment sector.
• To ensure that student evaluation is sought and used to effect improvements.
• To use data on performance (achievement, retention and attendance) to set and achieve targets for the maximisation of improvements and to assist in measuring success.
• To liaise with external awarding bodies.

Student Support and Tutoring
• To provide an appropriate Tutoring structure consistent with company policies and the needs of students, ensuring that Attendance Co-ordinators are used to monitor and promote student attendance.
• To provide reports for parents/employers on a regular basis and organise parent/employer events to provide feedback on student progress.
• To ensure that students are fully aware of their progress through clear, active and purposeful academic tutoring based on target setting principles.
• To ensure the effective discipline and management of students, including the keeping of records and provision of information.
• To ensure that all learning agreements and profiling documents are recorded and kept in accordance with the company requirements.

Planning and Change
• To prepare the Development Plan/Business Plan on an annual basis in discussion with course teams.
• Communicate effectively with all staff, engaging them in the planning process & develop a portfolio of work.
• Use a number of contact strategies to inform & be informed (team meetings, team briefings, social events).
• To contribute to the development of application for funding and new initiatives and where appropriate lead and manage projects.
• Prepare staff/course timetables in link with Assistant Principals, Section Managers & Course Team Leaders.

Resources
• To manage a designated budget for part-time staffing and consumables, staying within budget and providing services according to an agreed Service Level Agreement.
• To ensure that teaching resources are fit for purpose and accessible to teaching staff.
• To deploy staff effectively and efficiently to maximise resources and minimise expenditure, ensuring that staffing resource allocations are not exceeded.
• To ensure that accommodation under the Heads of, control meets the companies accommodation standards and is managed efficiently.

Staffing and Development
• To line manage and implement all relevant staff policies including discipline, grievance, etc
• To ensure that all staff within the company are effectively appraised and are developed as required.
• To coach and support staff to achieve, improve and develop to their full potential.
• Induct, train & develop staff, give access to related knowledge & info required for them to do their job.
• To induct and support agency teaching personnel and any other casual or temporary staff so that they can carry out their duties effectively.

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