Higher Education Academic Lead
Fixed Term Until August 2025
Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30-4.30pm
Are you a transformational leader?
Are you innovative and able to develop ideas to increase the student experience?
Are you an excellent role model?
There is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join our team as Academic Lead for our Animal related fields. You will take the lead role in the management and development of Higher Education both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes such as Bio Veterinary Science, Conservation, Animal Behaviour & Welfare, Animal Training and Animal Management.
This exciting opportunity includes responsibility for the leadership and management of the current curriculum team.
You will need to demonstrate that you are experienced in managing Higher Education programmes and that you have teaching or training experience at Level 6 or above in one of the subject areas within the current curriculum offer.
You must be able to provide evidence of successful curriculum development as well as experience of implementing innovative ideas which impact positively on student satisfaction and the student experience.
You will have a forward-thinking approach to enhancing the student journey and supporting the college to provide positive outcomes for our students. An excellent communicator, you will be enthusiastic, highly organised, and able to work flexibly as part of a team.
As an Investors in People Gold award holder, the college prides itself on being values driven with a ‘one team’ ethos. This is recognised by staff as a key strength and, though we challenge our staff to perform to the best of their abilities, the college a great place to work.
Bishop Burton College is one of the leading land-based Colleges in the UK with strong and sustained growth in student numbers, providing Further Education and Higher Education at our Campuses. We have a large and varied Estate spread over three sites, one situated in the picturesque village of Bishop Burton and the other two sites based near Lincolnshire. The Lincolnshire sites include the Showground Campus featuring state of the art teaching environments, engineering workshops, sports facilities, world class laboratories and an animal management unit. At our Bishop Burton campus we have undergone a multi-million-pound campus development programme including significant investment in state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities, sports facilities, an outstanding industry leading animal unit, a commercially run farm and an international standard equestrian facility.
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Bishop Burton College promote equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring fair treatment, representation, and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics. We see this as essential for creating inclusive environments and fostering innovation and creativity.
Benefits
In addition to working in a beautiful rural environment, you will benefit from the following:
- Teachers Pension Scheme This is a defined benefit scheme with generous employer contributions
- 50 days leave including annual leave, concessionary days and bank holidays, all leave is pro-rata for staff employed on a part-time contract
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free car parking
- A range of on-site catering facilities
- Optional health cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
- Dedicated health and wellbeing programme
- Career development opportunities
- Free will writing service
- Generous sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Free eye tests
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The college does not hold a sponsorship licence so therefore this post is not open to candidates who require sponsorship under the points-based system.
If you have any queries, please contact the HR Team at human.resources@bishopburton.ac.uk or telephone 01964 553167.
Closing date: 15th December 2024
Interview date: 7th January 2025
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding check will be carried out on the successful candidate. Bishop Burton College is committed to Equal Opportunities for all. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
