Vocational Manager

Shape the Future of Vocational LearningAt Skills Centre PLUS, we believe great teaching changes lives. We’re looking for an inspiring and hands-on Vocational Manager to lead our workshop-based learning environments across Hebdon Road, Normanby and Berkley Business Centre. This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership with practical delivery, shaping high-quality vocational programmes that equip learners with industry-standard skills, confidence and clear pathways into employment. Leading a team of talented vocational specialists, you’ll drive teaching excellence, champion innovation, oversee safe and engaging learning environments, and ensure every learner receives an exceptional experience. As a key member of our Education and Skills Leadership Team, you’ll help shape the future of vocational education across our communities, creating opportunities that enable people to achieve their goals and thrive in their chosen careers. If you’re passionate about developing people, raising standards and making a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.This role acts as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, and as part of a team delivers on a rota to own safeguarding across education and skills. It has a minimum requirement of delivering teaching a minimum of one day per week. This ensures all levels understand and continue to develop their teaching practice together. Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you: \n

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• Hold a relevant L3 qualification (ONC or equivalent)
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• Have relevant industrial experience for workshop based vocations – such as wet trades, motor vehicle, engineering, construction.
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• Educated to degree level or can demonstrate relevant equivalent experience
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• Teaching qualification or relevant equivalent qualification with teaching experience – ideally as QTS.
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• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of managing or leading a delivery area within the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
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• DSL Level 3 trained or willingness to undertake, with substantial experience of dealing with complex cases
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• Demonstrable evidence of leadership and management development or skills
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• Significant experience of delivering programmes to support those on EHC Plans
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• An organised individual who can plan and monitor a varied workload
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• Strong people skills which encourages others to work collaboratively
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• Strong literacy skills with the ability to write clearly and effectively
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• A flexible approach to work and the ability to meet challenges and adapt to change
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• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour at times
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• Being self-motivated, resilient, with a drive and determination to achieve results
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• General awareness of health and safety and building management
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• Strong IT skills,across multiple platforms,with an indepth knowledge of office tools,with an eye for detail that’s second to none.
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• Strong communicator with excellent customer service experience and skills
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• Ability to work as a team, under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
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• A good understanding of the barriers faced by people, and the solutions that may be able to benefit them
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What will make you stand out from the crowd: \n

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• Be able to develop and implement a strategic plan
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• Capable of developing systems to improve the operational elements of the Workshops
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• Have enough understanding of the wide variety of curriculum areas to ensure that all areas are developed equally.
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• Qualified IQA Level 4, or working towards
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• QualifiedAssessorfor example Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement or willingness to undertake
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• MHFA
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• Working with awarding bodies to develop qualifications to meet learner needs
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• IOSHH or equivalent qualification and experience in management of health and safety and site based delivery.
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Being Part of the Acis Team, You'll Get\n

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• Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual plus bank holidays
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• Pension contributions up to 10%
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• The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us
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• One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
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• Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits
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• Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more
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• Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
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• Long service awards for our loyal employees
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• Cycle to work scheme
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• Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
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• Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
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• Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme
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This role has a minimum requirement of delivering teaching a minimum of one day per week. This ensures all levels understand and continue to develop their teaching practice together.REF-229 952