Curriculum Team Leader - FE Equine/Animal Work Based
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
About the Role:
As a curriculum team leader, and a member of the college’s middle management team, you will be responsible for managing a team of lecturers, visiting officers and technicians ensuring that all students benefit from a high quality and innovative learning experience. This will include day to day resource management and addressing of staff/student concerns. As the leader of the you will represent the area at meetings and events to internal and external stakeholders and may be required to deputise for the Curriculum Area Manager.
To be successful in your application you will have a Level 2 GCSE English and Maths or equivalent, degree plus professional level qualifications and an appropriate endorsed Teaching Qualification (or willingness to commence studies within 1 year of employment. You will have demonstratable experience in a similar role with ability to communicate with stakeholders at a variety of levels. Experience of resource management, self-assessment report writing and quality assurance of teaching, learning and assessment whilst not essential would be advantageous.
Informal enquiries can be made to Sarah Fritz, Curriculum Area Manager (Animal), at Sarah.Fritz@aru.ac.uk or on 01245 422860.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
Interviews will take place on Monday 24 of March 2025.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.