Head of Faculty-Creative Arts, Media & Performance

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Head of Faculty - Creative Arts, Media and Performance

Based Wiltshire and Cross Campus (Trowbridge/Chippenham/Salisbury)

Salary £41,727 to £46,120 per year

At an exciting time for Wiltshire College & University Centre, as we launch our new strategic plan, we are looking for a dynamic, creative and inspiring Head of Faculty – Creative Arts Media and Performance to lead the faculty on the next stage of its journey. As a high performing faculty, the curriculum offer is wide ranging and incorporates all aspects of the creative industries across three campuses, providing excellent destinations for our students.

You will be passionate about creative industries and the continuous improvement in teaching and learning and will play a crucial role in the evolution of our curriculum. With high expectations and aspirations for our students you will lead on curriculum innovation to continuously deliver programmes that meet the needs of students.

You will have experience of curriculum management and development with a proven track record of securing sustained improvements. You will also have experience of working collaboratively with peers to ensure a seamless student experience.

You will be:

• Passionate about staff and student success
• Driven to make the staff and student experience the best it can be
• Have the ability to motivate staff, solve problems and effectively manage performance to create high performing teams
• Be committed to ensuring the equity of aspiration for all student groups.
  
  

Why Wiltshire College?

We provide a wide range of benefits including excellent holiday entitlement, pension scheme with generous employer contributions along with a focus on continuing professional development.

• Holiday Entitlement for full time working: Professional Services Staff 30 days Teaching Staff 37 Days, In addition to the above entitlements, you will have Bank Holidays and College closure days over the Christmas period
• Generous Pension - you will be automatically enrolled into either the Teacher’s Pension Scheme for Teaching staff or the Local Government Pension Scheme for Professional Services Staff
• Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing up to six planned counselling sessions (either online, by telephone or face-to-face), as well as a 24-hour counselling line and access to a range of online health and wellbeing information and resources.
• NUS discount card
• Bravo Benefits - access to great discounts on items such as cinema tickets, coffee, and gym memberships as well as at large retailers such as M&S, Argos and Curry’s/PC World
• Car Parking - free on-site parking for all staff (ensure you register your car with reception/estates team as we operate Parking Eye!
• Continued Professional Development including staff development days
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Free access to gyms on campus
• Restaurants - staff benefit from discounted prices at our training restaurants White Horse in Trowbridge and Wessex in Salisbury
• Aspire Salons - discounted hair and beauty treatments run by our professional students
  
  

About Us

The College is home to 13,000 students across four main campuses in Trowbridge, Chippenham, Lackham and Salisbury. We offer a diverse range of apprenticeships as well as a full suite of full-time vocational and higher education courses.

The College is committed to the protection of young people and vulnerable adults and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are proudly accredited to the Disability Confident Employer award, part of this means a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

For futher details on this role or for a discussion on opportunities with Wiltshire College please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@wiltshire.ac.ukor call 01225 534053

Closing date: 4th July 2022

Interview date: 12th July 2022 at Trowbridge Campus

Please note that vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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Should you be successful we will require you to provide evidence of your qualifications as part of the onboarding process, you will also be required to obtain and maintain a Disclosure and Barring Certificate (DBS), enhanced with children’s barred list check.

At Wiltshire College and University Centre we value diversity, and we recognise that people with different backgrounds bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. We are committed to the protection of young people and vulnerable adults and to safeguarding and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are proudly accredited to the Disability Confident Employer award, part of this means a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.