THE DETAILS:
  • Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, CF11 8TT
  • Subject: Curriculum Area Manager
  • Hours: Full Time
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Salary Type: Annually
  • Salary Range: £32,000 - £35,000
  • Language: English

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Area Manager: - Jobs Growth Wales +

Area Manager: - Jobs Growth Wales +

Itec Training Solutions Limited
Itec Training Solutions has recently been awarded an exciting new contract. The new flexible programme will create life changing opportunities for young people aged 16 – 18 to reach their full potential and take their first steps into the world of work. Due to business growth, we are seeking to recruit for several roles.
Area Manager: - Jobs Growth Wales +
Are you passionate about helping young people, making a difference, and creating positive life changing opportunities for young people?
Here at Itec we are looking to recruit a motivated individual to join our growing business to lead, develop, Implement and manage Itec’s Jobs Growth Wales + provision. If your passionate about enhancing learners’ skills through ensuring a quality training provision Itec could be the place for you.

Salary Banding: £32,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on experience
Location: Covering Southwest Wales
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours of work: - Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30pm


What are the core responsibilities of this role?
• Responsible for maximising sustainable performance targets by managing the Jobs Growth Wales + delivery model.
• Driving performance to ensure it meets the needs of all learners across all locations.
• Accountable for demonstrating contractual compliance through quality measures and auditable processes.
• Responsible for the smooth running of the day-to-day operations of our centres.
• Responsible for the management of our Sub-Contractors delivering the provision.
• Responsible for promoting and managing the safeguarding of learners and being conversant with our policies and procedures for the welfare, protection and safeguarding of vulnerable learners.
• Responsible for ensuring a positive learner service, dealing with complaints in an effective and timely manner.
• Accountable for working in partnership with the Quality team to implement all quality improvements such as the Estyn framework, Welsh Action Plan and Employee Observation grading.
• Conducting monthly caseload reviews with our teams to maximise performance and training requirements
• Development of the strategic planning for all operational activities and future contracts.
• Accountable for the continual evaluation, self-assessment, and quality improvement planning.
• Responsible for management information analysis and reporting
• Accountable for forecasting, departmental income and cost control for the centre / outreach.
• Responsible for ensuring high quality standards are maintained at all times at the centre/ outreach and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working closely with the Health & Safety Manager ensuing all health and safety matters are reported and resolved in a timely manner.
• Line management responsibilities of direct reports



What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?

Essential criteria
• Previous management experience
• Change management
• Experience of working with disengaged youths and challenging behaviour
• Safeguarding & Prevent Knowledge and experience/


Desirable criteria

• Budget Control
• Subcontractor management
• Work based learning experience
• Training sector experience
• Knowledge of public funded training schemes
• Knowledge of qualifications and award body criteria

This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company

The successful appointment will need to be self-registered with the Education Workforce Council as a Work-Based Learning Practitioner

Why work for us?
Itec is one of the largest and most vocationally diverse work-based learning providers, every day we transform people’s lives, and we believe that all employees play a vital part in enabling us to achieve our vision. We are
• Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
• Employee-Owned organisation
• Investors in People Gold
• Disability Confident Leader
• Living Wage Employer

Our Benefits
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Life Assurance
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyesight care scheme
• Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts
• Travel expenses and business mileage
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Social & Charity Events
• Refer a Friend Payment Scheme
• Mobile Phones & Laptops (based on job role)
• NUS discount card

Please send CV Applications to: humanresources@itecskills.co.uk