INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Deputy Head of Adult Learning
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO8 - £57,663 - £60,819
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 25th April 2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): Proposed 30th April 2025
DBS: Enhanced Barred
Reference: 1701
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
Deputy Head of Adult Learning
Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service is the local authority's direct provider of adult education. Officially rated as "Good", with outstanding in personal development, following our OFSTED inspection in July 2022, we are on a journey to "Outstanding" in all areas. We are going through an exciting phase of reshaping our service to achieve this. We would like to hear from forward thinking, innovative, experienced senior leaders with previous experience of working in Further Education and ideally within a local authority adult and community education (ACE) setting.
The post holder will be a senior member of the management team and take the lead for delivering a high-quality programme of qualification based regulated learning across a range of subjects funded through the Adult Skills Fund.
In common with other members of the senior team, the postholder will share corporate responsibility for decisions affecting the Service and will play an important part in the wider leadership of a complex organisation.
This is an ideal role for an experienced senior manager who is passionate about learners, teaching, learning and assessment, and the difference that ACE makes to the lives of learners, communities, and the economy. You will have a background in further and/or adult community adult learning and passion for supporting learners furthest away from education and employment to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to fully engage.
If you are learner-focussed, passionate about making a difference through education and excited about being part of an ambitious team, then we would like to hear from you.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- 2 years' experience in a senior management role in adult education
- 2 years' experience managing quality in adult education
- Knowledge and experience of managing community and family learning
- Experience of Ofsted inspections as the Quality lead
- Experience of Matrix Award
- Experience of leading a team to achieve outstanding success rates and outcomes for learners.
- Knowledge and understanding of best practice within teaching, learning and assessment including using learning technologies
- Ability to plan, manage and monitor provision to meet targets and quality standards.
- Ability to innovate and implement own ideas.
- Able to meet deadlines and to work effectively under pressure.
- Good organisational, planning and administrative skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends and across a range of Council and other premises.
- Commitment to the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy and acceptance of their responsibility for its practical application.
- Awareness of the needs of adult learners from a variety of backgrounds.
- Understanding of how to promote inclusive learning and widening participation objectives.
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Qualifications and Requirements:
- Teaching qualification - PGCE/DTLLS/QTLS or equivalent
- IQA qualification
- Maths and English level 2
- ICT skills to Level 2 - including spreadsheets
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
s a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sharon Tassell at Sharon.Tassell@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
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