Computing and Digital Curr Manager WCC619887

Job Details:

Salary range: £41,580 - £45,399 per annum
Work location: 219 Lisson Grove, London NW8 8LW
Hours per week: 36   
Contract type: Permanent 
Vetting requirements: Basic DBS Check  
Closing date: 2 March 2025
Interview date: 10 March 2025

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF REGINA’S CARE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) is a world of extraordinary stories, where inspirational people help our residents acquire new knowledge and skills on the hundreds of courses we offer. People like Regina, are dedicated to encouraging learners as they navigate the world of study and assisting them as they develop their careers.

Regina started at WAES as an Admissions Temp in 2008 through an agency for a 2-week booking.  She excelled in this role and was asked to stay on a permanent basis.  Regina loved this role as she was able to support and make a difference to people's lives.  

Regina always wanted to support people, help them focus on their dreams and make a positive impact on their lives, so when the new posts of Career and Learning Development Officers came up, she didn’t think twice about embracing the challenges of the role. And now her days are spent welcoming new learners, guiding them on their journeys and pointing them in the direction of opportunities they might never have known about before.  With the financial support of WAES, Regina is about to finish her Level 6 qualification in Careers Information Education Advice and Guidance.

Yassir is one of her many success stories – born in Sudan, his father’s work meant he moved to a different country every few years, until at the age of 12 he found himself in the UK. He stayed here for a while before moving back to Sudan, but then war broke out and he returned to the UK. He applied for a place at King’s College London and started his studies before falling seriously ill and was forced to drop out. When he recovered, Yassir didn’t know where his future lay but was single-minded in his determination to make something of his life, so he joined WAES and started studying with us, which is when he met Regina. She helped him with his university application, and he is now studying Molecular Genetics at Sheffield University.

Regina is at the heart of our commitment to the residents of Westminster, and her dedication and determination to seek out the best in people is what makes her such an inspiration to her colleagues and the learners she works with.

To find out more about the amazing work WAES does, visit waes.ac.uk

The Role:

As a Computing and Digital Curriculum Manager you can make your own powerful contribution to Westminster’s success. You’ll join a friendly and diverse team at the Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES), and focus on delivering teaching, learning and assessment of the highest standard while developing an exciting and ambitious curriculum that meets our growth targets. Managing the staff in your portfolio, conducting reviews of their work and identifying their training needs, you’ll also keep up to speed with all the relevant developments in funding, policy, curriculum and employment.

Committed to ensuring our learners are supported appropriately and access arrangements are available to those who need them, you’ll monitor and track the learner journey to maximise outcomes, undertake course evaluations and contribute to the self-assessment process. We’ll also expect you to ensure courses meet the requirements of the awarding bodies, and work with our stakeholders to build upon the work of the Westminster Digital Academy while ensuring KPIs for interview and job outcomes are met or exceeded.

You’ll be dedicated to promoting our activities both internally and with the wider education and employment sectors, and develop links with other academies to review best practice. Always ready to adopt new initiatives and innovations, you’ll encourage our alumni to provide talks, workshops, masterclasses and case studies for new entrants to the sector, and work to bring new employers into the Academy’s orbit.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

About You:

With well developed experience of curriculum development and working in a post-16 education environment, you’ll be capable of tracking and monitoring learners in ways that lead to high-achieving outcomes. A motivating team leader and inspirational teacher and assessor, you’ll have a good understanding of safeguarding legislation and its application within the educational sector.

Committed to the principles of equity and diversity, you’ll be a hands-on problem solver with excellent organisational and time management abilities, and your superb interpersonal and communication skills will make you an excellent people manager.

We’ll expect you to hold a teaching and learning qualification at level 5, a degree or professional qualification in a Digital or Computing subject, and Level 2 English and Numeracy or its equivalent. You should also have strong IT skills, including MS 365 and associated applications, and IQA or other Assessor/IV qualifications would be desirable.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. 

Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties

As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application , we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.