Curriculum Development Manager at Bromley Adult Education College
Salary grade: BR13; 21 hours per week across the whole academic year, salary: £44,951 pro-rata.
Bromley Adult Education College (BAEC) is the Adult and Community Learning service for the London Borough of Bromley and provides courses for adults in a wide variety of subjects including English, maths, digital skills, ESOL, employability, and arts and crafts courses. We deliver at two main sites and various outreach centres across the borough.
We are excited to be advertising for the position for a Curriculum Development Manager (CDM) focused on delivering programmes at our two main campuses (Kentwood and Poverest) and across our various Outreach centres in the borough. You will work with partners coordinating the delivery of our programmes at various Outreach venues across the borough and have a particular focus on employability and digital courses for adults planning delivery via our new immersive technology suites.
This is a part-time role suitable for an experienced tutor or curriculum leader seeking to enhance and grow their management skills. As the CDM, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and planning an engaging curriculum. Collaborating closely with tutors and the rest of the management team, you will ensure the delivery of high-quality learning experiences across your areas.
As a key figure, you will offer operational leadership and take charge of the curriculum area, providing support to both tutors and learners. Ideally, you'll bring expertise and experience in the covered subjects (Employability/Digital), coupled with a demonstrable passion for the other areas. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where each day brings new challenges and where you are able to solve problems and offer solutions.
This is an exciting time to join the service with much opportunity to help to grow, develop and shape the future of adult learning in Bromley. If you like a fast moving environment where no two days are the same, you will excel in this role.
The post holder will work onsite across the two BAEC sites - Kentwood centre, Kingsdale Road, Penge, SE20 7PR and Poverest centre, Poverest Road, Orpington, BR5 2DQ and visits to various outreach centres as and when required
The successful candidate can expect:
● A rewarding and dynamic job role making a real, lasting and positive impact on our learners
● Positive and inclusive working environment where wellbeing is central to our culture
● Employee Wellbeing Programme
● Employee Benefits Lifestyle discounts
● Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. Cycle2work bike scheme
● Career development, Continuous Professional Development courses
● 27 days annual leave - pro rata
● Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
● Free parking onsite at the Kentwood and Poverest Centres
BAEC celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both existing employees and applicants.
Please see the job description and person specification for more information about the skills, abilities and knowledge required to fulfil this role. These should all be addressed in your application. If you would like an informal chat about the position, please contact Darren.Kirwin@baec.ac.uk and we can arrange a time to talk.
Closing date: midnight on Sunday 13th April 2025. Interviews will be held on 23rd April 2025 at the Kentwood Centre in Penge.
We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.