Programme Leader – T-Levels (Construction Sector)
Location: Oldham College, Greater Manchester
Salary: £46,000 - £52,000
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Shape the Future of Construction Education!
Oldham College is seeking a dynamic Programme Leader for T-Levels to lead the development and delivery of an innovative Construction curriculum that meets the needs of students, employers, and the regional economy.
The Role
As Programme Leader, you will:
- Build and deliver a responsive T-Level offer for the Construction sector.
- Foster a culture of creativity, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Forge strong partnerships with employers to ensure industry-relevant education.
- Oversee curriculum design, quality assurance, and programme performance.
- Provide exceptional service to students, stakeholders, and employers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain employer partnerships to support curriculum and work placements.
- Collaborate with teams to recruit, retain, and progress learners successfully.
- Stay ahead of industry trends to shape forward-thinking programmes.
- Manage staff performance, budgets, and quality standards to drive success.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with standards.
About You
- Experienced in curriculum development, employer engagement, and quality assurance.
- A strong leader with a passion for innovation and excellence in education.
- Skilled in building relationships and driving performance.
Why Join Us?
Be part of a supportive and innovative environment where you’ll help shape the workforce of the future while making a real difference to students’ lives and the Construction sector.
Join Oldham College and lead the way in T-Level education!
Joining our Journey:
When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
- Very generous holiday entitlement
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
- Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
- Free confidential counselling service
- Staff recognition awards
- Car Scheme
- Subsidised car parking
- On-site Day Nursery
- On-site hair and beauty salon
Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.
But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.
We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.
The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.
At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.
We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.
We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.
Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.
Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.
Join us and make a difference at Oldham College!
