Head of Apprenticeships (Construction)

Dover College; Dover; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution is seeking a Head of Department for Construction Apprenticeships in Dover, United Kingdom. This role involves managing a high-quality apprenticeship program, ensuring excellence in teaching, and leading a professional team. The ideal candidate will possess a degree and a recognized teaching qualification, alongside substantial industry knowledge and a proactive management style. With a focus on creating supportive and empowering educational experiences, this position offers a chance to drive forward the future of construction apprenticeships.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Competitive Pension Scheme

Learning and Development Opportunities

Wellbeing and Health Support

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing educational programs.
• Track record of driving up teaching standards.
• Commitment to support students in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and promote high-quality program standards.
• Encourage excellence in teaching practices.
• Oversee delegated budget and quality assurance.

Skills

Innovative thinking

Proactive management

Team leadership

Industry knowledge

Curriculum planning

Education

Degree level qualification

Recognised teaching qualification (DET/PGCE/CertEd)

Job description

About The Role

Lead Curriculum Innovation, Empower Every Learner, Drive the Community's Future - Join us as Head of Department for Construction Apprenticeships

EKC Group are seeking a Head of Department to join the Group. As a Head of Apprenticeships, you will be responsible for managing a programme area and promoting high standards in a positive and supportive culture that aspires to be outstanding.

In the role of Head of Department, your responsibilities will include ensuring the quality of programme provision, actively encouraging excellence in teaching, and effectively managing a delegated budget.

Alongside our priority of an excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave - 38 days FTE per annum
• Competitive Pension Scheme - 28% employer contribution
• Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days and bespoke programmes e.g. Senior Leadership Development Programme and strong internal progression – one in three roles are filled internally
• Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030
• Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work support
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews

About You

Our ambition is to find an experienced yet innovative and proactive individual to join our management team to take forward and shape the future of our construction apprenticeships. The successful applicant will ensure that curriculum and workplace delivery is of the highest quality whilst maintaining the required support for all learners to thrive and achieve in our dynamic teaching and learning environment.

The successful candidate will bring a track record and genuine passion for driving up standards and a can‑do attitude that will inspire your team. Up‑to‑date industry knowledge and a good understanding of current industry practices are essential requirements for this role. A commitment to excellence, a focus on delivery and strategic understanding are also essential.

Ideally you hold a degree level qualification and a recognised teaching qualification (DET/PGCE/CertEd). With demonstrable teaching practice at good or outstanding level, you will also have experience of curriculum planning and development and a proven ability to manage and lead an experienced, professional team to deliver results.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. We’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [e-mail].

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is under‑representation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in‑house recruitment team.