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Head of Computer Science/IT


Woking College


Location

Woking, Surrey | United Kingdom


Job description

The Role

Inspiring and dedicated Head of Department required to oversee the leadership and management of the Computer

Science/IT Department within the College. We are looking for a full-time member of staff with dynamism and passion

who must be able to teach A Level Computer Science. Working with a friendly team, and exceptional facilities, this is

an exciting time to join our growing College.

Applications from Teachers in Schools and Sixth Form College sectors are welcome. A full mentoring programme is

arranged to introduce all new staff to sixth form college systems and procedures and to support and encourage

professional development. We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the team, and inspire our students.

We expect high performance from all our staff and candidates should demonstrate their ability and suitability to both

the role and the culture of the College.

Start Date: January 2024 (or sooner if available)

Salary: £47,880 to £51,521 per annum, depending on experience (including fringe allowance). Please note that this figure will be subject to a salary increase shortly.

The Department

The IT/Computer Science Department is a highly successful area of the College. The department currently offers:

Student recruitment numbers have grown over the last few years and the department adopts a pro-active approach

to broadening its curriculum to meet the needs of the students. The curriculum embeds a wide variety of industry

specialist software (ranging from Adobe Suite to complex 3D modelling applications), and are geared to prepare

students for higher education and employment. On all courses, students will develop some knowledge of

programming, thus improving their problem-solving skills.

The department hosts a range of extra-curricular activities which includes C# programming and games development

club, Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge, and additional workshops to support learners outside of lesson time.

A significant number of our students go on to study IT and computing-related courses at university and return to the

college to keep in touch as well as providing guidance and support to students aspiring to higher education.

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Why work with us?

Woking College has a strong sense of community in which everyone is valued; we look forward to welcoming new

members of staff to join our team.

We have an inclusive ethos, and are proud of our diverse students and staff community. The College is committed to

safeguarding, alongside our core values of inclusiveness, adhering to the highest personal, professional and academic

standards, supporting individual wellbeing, supportive management and positive relationship and a sustainable future

for all. We expect all staff, volunteers and others involved in the College community to share this commitment.

Following our grading as Outstanding at our recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, Ofsted stated that:

“ Staff feel proud to work at the College. They are exceptionally positive about the culture leaders have created.

They describe leaders as visible, approachable and highly focussed on staff wellbeing. Leaders celebrate

achievement frequently in staff forums which helps staff to feel recognised, highly valued and a member of

the Woking College family.”

Staff survey results state that:

✓ 95% of staff are proud to work at Woking College. ✓ 99% agreed that leaders are considerate of staff wellbeing.

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Benefits include:

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Government Pension Scheme (support staff), unless you decide to opt-out

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Application & Selection Application forms are available to download from our website: Please

note that CVs will not be accepted on their own.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own. All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Please ensure education and employment history is completed fully, gaps in employment must be accounted for under the section entitled “Periods when not working”. We would like to see your passion for the role and the College in your supporting statement , please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post, and reasons why you feel you would be successful if this post.

We actively encourage interested applicants to visit the College to see how you could be part of our friendly College community. If you would like to do so, please contact Kirsty Crook (details below).

Completed applications, or any queries regarding the role or your application, should be sent via email to Kirsty Crook (Personnel Officer): [email protected]

Closing date: 9am, Monday 9 October 2023

Interviews: to be held on Thursday 12 or Friday 13 October 2023

Shortlisted candidates will be notified, invited for interview and references will be taken up immediately. Please note

that it is not possible to inform candidates who have not been short-listed due to time constraints.

The interview process will comprise of the following, but may be subject to change :

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with the following documents:

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The documents listed above area available from the College’s Staff Vacancies page, please use this link to access

them

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Job Description Post title: Head of Department

Responsible to: Associate Director

Job purpose: The leadership and management of the department within the College Job Responsibilities

1. Leadership To provide leadership to those teaching the subject by creating an environment which enables the aims and

objectives of the College and the subject to be achieved by:

2. Communication

To facilitate clear lines of communication between the subject teachers and the rest of the Curriculum Area by:

3. Management of People To plan and manage effectively and efficiently the staff within the subject by: Principal 4. Management of Physical Resources To plan and manage effectively and efficiently the physical resources within the subject by: equipment 5. The Management of Teaching and Learning To manage the delivery of teaching and learning in the subject by: material

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6. Quality Assurance To monitor the quality of teaching and learning within the subject by:

7. Promoting the Subject To promote the development of the subject within the curriculum by:

8. Maintaining records: 9. To fulfil your own responsibilities as a teaching member of the subject, as detailed in the job description for a

full-time teacher. 10. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Equality & Diversity policies. 11. To act at all times in accordance with the College's Safeguarding policy. Ensuring the safeguarding of students at

the College, recognising one’s own role in liaison with the designated safeguarding team. 12. To contribute to the safety policies of the College as directed by the Principal and to ensure that Health & Safety

Regulations are observed within the Curriculum Areas and within the College in general. 13. To take part in the training programmes provided by the College and agree to the process of professional reviews. 14. To undertake any other particular duties which may be reasonably assigned to you by the Principal from time to

time.

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Person Specification

Specifications for Teachers: The person appointed will be expected to have:

their students.

The following are desirable for this role: Information Technology to Levels 2 and 3;

Specifications for Head of Department (in addition to those in the teachers’ person specification above) The person appointed will be expected to have:

teaching assessment across the College.

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