Section Manager – Creative Arts, Greater London

Protocol are working with a leading FE College based in the West London area in their search for a Section Manager – Creative Arts – Art, Design & Media on a fixed term basis covering Maternity until 19th May 2025.

It is a very well-established College graded as “Good” by Ofsted. The College’s students are at the heart of what they do, and their priority is to prepare all their learners for the future. The excellent staff and facilities ensure that they provide a well-rounded learning experience to students to help them reach their full potential. Last year over 800 students from the A-Level and Vocational Courses went on to study at top universities.

The application deadline of the Section Manager – Creative Arts – Art, Design & Media position is set to end on Thursday 18th April, if you are interested please get in touch before then. 

Role responsibilities

• To liaise with internal and external teams/organisations/parties, as directed by the Head of School, to ensure the effective and efficient recruitment and guidance of students.
• To ensure the implementation of the College’s Tutorial strategies, including the effective use of Attendance Co-ordinators and named tutors.
• To teach on a range of programmes according to your specialism (see above for courses currently offered in the section; courses are subject to change)
• To ensure the implementation of the College’s target setting procedures, including the use of value added measures.
• To assist the Head of School in inducting, supporting and developing staff, especially the support and management of agency staff.

The person & qualifications

• Degree/appropriate qualification in subject area
• Level 5 or above teaching qualification recognised by the FE sector (e.g. DET, PGCE or equivalent)**
• At least 3 years’ recent successful teaching experience in the subject area to learners aged 16-18
• Industry experience or experience as practitioner in field of Media/Art and Design

As a Disability Confident business we warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Protocol is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.

We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.

Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs to assessment and support staff roles, all with very competitive pay rates and benefits – your future is in good hands.

The Legal Bit

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.