Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
You will
join a progressive and successful team, delivering a range of full-time and
part-time programmes within the Faculty of Health. The successful individual
will apply their knowledge and expertise of the care and health sciences
industry across a range of vocational and work-based programmes.
KEY
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As
post-holder, you will be responsible to the Curriculum Coordinator, and
ultimately to the Head of Area, for the following:
High-quality, innovative
teaching, learning, assessment, and internal moderation across a range of
vocational and work-based learning courses.
Assessing upon a range of
accredited programmes across Health and Social Care, as required, delivering
the learning aims of students. This may be achieved through general teaching,
one-toone tutorial, classroom style workshops, observation, reviews, and the
assessment of students in the College or in the workplace.
To course lead vocational and
work-based learning programme(s) of study for learners in the Health and Social
Care division, ensuring high-levels of achievement and success.
To effectively support other
areas of curriculum, where business need dictates, which may include adult and
full-time provisions to ensure high levels of learner / apprentice success and
progression.
To review and adapt
curriculum offers to reflect new delivery modes and responses to agendas such
as unemployment, retraining and wellbeing.
Contributing to the delivery,
tracking, and monitoring of key skill performance amongst cohorts of students
in the Faculty of Health.
Where required, to work with
the apprenticeship on-boarding team to ensure that learners complete an
effective and robust induction process.
To identify and implement new
initiatives that will exploit the use of College facilities and engagement with
the wider community.
To deliver an exceptional
learner experience through the delivery of outstanding teaching, learning and
assessment leading to positive achievement outcomes and progression on to
higher levels of study, employment, or apprenticeships.
To undertake responsibilities
for assisting in the course management of a designated course, being
responsible for the application of awarding/validating body regulations and
procedures and upholding academic standards.
Grow long-term relationships
with clients and employers, within the healthcare sector, to capitalise on
partnership opportunities for learners.
Assisting students in their
progression to Higher Education and / or employment.
Contributing to the
development and the continual improvement of courses, coordinating effectively
with both staff and students.
To carry out periodic
evaluation and monitoring of the quality of provision in line with the quality
assurance calendar.
Being proactive in marketing
/ liaising with sector representatives, and employers, with the objective of
developing and enhancing programmes of study, ensuring targeted levels of
recruitment, establishing strong partnership links, and raising the profile of
the division.
GENERIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In addition
to the requirements of the post above, all academic staff are required to:
Complete all associated
organisation / administrative work, preparation, internal verification and
marking.
Deal with immediate student
disciplinary and welfare problems.
Keep and maintain specified
student and class records.
Plan, prepare, develop, and
evaluate courses and course materials, and supervise course provisions, where
appropriate.
Participate in programme /
school / college activities, as requested, including parents evenings.
Participate and undertake
Staff Appraisal and in-service training, based upon an assessment of individual
service needs.
Meet the requirements of the
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Colleges Health and Safety
Policies.
Undertake individual and / or
collaborative research and consultancy work agreed by Weston College management,
as part of the Practice Educator in Health (WBL)s current duties.
Be prepared to operate on a
flexible year, as required. Academic staff will normally be expected to work
not more than two evenings per week, on average.
To take responsibility for
your Continued Professional Development (CPD) to ensure that you attend regular
courses, conferences and keep an up-to-date file of your CPD achievements.
To keep up to date knowledge
and understanding of trends and best practices of healthcare aligned to the
sector.
Comply with Information
Security requirements in line with College policy.
Undertake such other duties
as may be reasonably required, commensurate with the grade of the appointment.