Communications Specialist College
Leger Way
Doncaster
DN2 6AY
Tel:
01302 386700
Full Time (37 hours per week)
55 days Annual Leave
The role
Communication Specialist College are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational individual to Lead the English curriculum within the college as well as deliver English to young people with specialist communication needs including, Deafness, Autism and Learning Disabilities.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the English department and developing the embedding of English throughout the college curriculum. Responsibilities will include:
- Lead the delivery of English from Entry level through to GCSE
- Lead and develop an English curriculum offer that meets the needs of students, employers and stakeholders now and in the future.
- Lead, motivate and develop the English curriculum across the college to develop an outstanding learning environment.
- Lead on the management of effective quality assurance processes for English.
- Inspire imaginative and effective approaches to the delivery of teaching and learning within English across the college.
- Lead and develop schemes of work that provide individual learning that are used effectively for all courses within the English department.
- Act as a role model to staff and students.
- To ensure efficient and effective range of processes, systems and procedures are in place for planning, monitoring and delivery of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment that comply with funding and awarding body regulations.
- Deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment
- Will regularly assess students in order to track and monitor progress and maintain comprehensive, up to date, student/subject records and provide information, as requested.
- To mark student work as set out in the Colleges TLA policy and provide good feedback to drive improvement, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Embed English and Maths into all lessons.
- Will set work for his/her classes where absence is known in advance and setting work for absent colleagues where required.
- To oversee the identification and monitoring of students at risk of underperforming and ensure that clear actions and strategies for support are implemented to improve outcomes.
- To maintain accurate records of students’ retention, achievement and attendance using MIS and provide reports on student progress as required.
- To undertake data checks as directed by Managers.
- To set and / or invigilate students’ examinations as appropriate and necessary.
- To participate in team meetings and contribute to planning, development and review activities, including course review, self-assessment and other College QI procedures.
The successful candidate will have a formal Teaching and English qualifications and be able to deliver English from entry level through to GCSE.
Applying for the role
If you are interested in joining the Communication Specialist College - Doncaster, you would be welcome to contact the Curriculum Manager to have an informal discussion, prior to submitting your application.
For a job description and application form please email Human Resources at recruitment@ddt-deaf.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 11
th
June 2023
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Trust is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.