Programme Area Leader for Childcare and Early Years (T267)
Riverside College Halton, Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7QQ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Children's development and learning, Early years
Working pattern
- Full time: To support the Head of School in leading Childcare and Early Years provision. This post is 37 hours per week (Full Time), 52 weeks of the year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £39,117 - £49,521
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- Relevant professional qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge/Experience
- Significant and successful teaching experience in Child Care & Early Years with a proven record of success
- Relevant professional experience in the industry
- Experience of effective team working and promoting effective relationships between staff and students
- Ability to develop supportive working relationships with key stakeholders
- Knowledge of curriculum and assessment issues
- Detailed understanding of curriculum developments and national initiatives in Child Care & Early Years
- Experience of quality assurance processes and procedures
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of equality and diversity issues
Skills/Attributes
- Leadership and inter-personal skills
- Ability to manage and resolve a range of situations in the best interests of the students
- Ability to contribute to the whole College experience
- Effective communicator
- Flexible approach
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Excellent IT, information management and reporting skills
Additional Requirements
- Willingness to work flexible hours
What the college offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme/Wisdom Wellbeing
Pension
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Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Riverside College Halton
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hrunit@riversidecollege.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 257 2800
Main Purpose of Job
To support the Head of School in leading Child Care and Early Years provision. To offer specialist support in the delivery and co-ordination of the curriculum area.
Leadership
· To support the Head of School in leading the delivery of a high quality Child Care & Early Years curriculum
· To be a role model within the school and contribute to a positive team ethos.
· To identify and respond to curriculum developments and requirements including national trends and initiatives
· To provide support, coaching and mentoring to other teaching staff.
Teaching and Learning
· To develop and implement teaching and learning strategies which ensure students are successful and progress in their studies
· To promote student centred learning, ensuring all students have access to differentiated learning materials
· To promote stretch and challenge so all students reach their full potential.
· To identify and implement strategies to ensure that the student’s learning experience is of the highest standard
· To teach a number of hours as agreed with college management.
Curriculum Management
· To support the Head of School in implementing effective assessment and monitoring of progress, both classwork and homework, which ensures appropriate interventions are taken to support student achievement.
· To work with the Head of School to ensure that all necessary quality assurance and improvement activities takes place across the teaching team which promotes continuous improvement and meets external assessment requirements
· To co-ordinate all course reviews and work with the Head of School to produce self-assessment reports
· To provide relevant, accurate and timely information on student progress and performance
· To monitor quality and diversity of the course materials and learning resources within the area.
School of Health & Social Care and Child Care
· To lead and be involved with the promotion of school courses and activities across the College and at external events, maintaining and forging links with relevant local partners
· To promote a range of stimulating enrichment and enhancement activities.
Pastoral
· To take an active role in the selection, induction and support of students
· To act as a personal tutor as required
· To promote and safeguard the welfare of all students
· To meet the individual needs of all students to ensure all have an equal chance of success whilst actively taking necessary steps to narrow the achievement gap of any groups of learners
Personal Development
· To undertake staff development and attend staff meetings as required and requested.
· To accept flexible redeployment and reallocation of duties commensurate with the level of the post.
Programme Area Leader – Child Care & Early Years
Person Specification
Qualifications
· Relevant professional qualification
· Teaching qualification
· Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge/Experience
· Significant and successful teaching experience in Child Care & Early Years with a proven record of success
· Relevant professional experience in the industry
· Experience of effective team working and promoting effective relationships between staff and students
· Ability to develop supportive working relationships with key stakeholders
· Knowledge of curriculum and assessment issues
· Detailed understanding of curriculum developments and national initiatives in Child Care & Early Years
· Experience of quality assurance processes and procedures
· Knowledge of safeguarding issues
· Knowledge of equality and diversity issues
Skills/Attributes
· Leadership and inter-personal skills
· Ability to manage and resolve a range of situations in the best interests of the students
· Ability to contribute to the whole College experience
· Effective communicator
· Flexible approach
· Logical approach to problem solving
· Excellent IT, information management and reporting skills
Additional Requirements
· Willingness to work flexible hours
Post Information
· Reports to Head of School for Child Care & Early Years
· Salary – £39,117 - £49,521
· Hours – Full Time, Permanent
· The post holder will undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with regulatory, legislative and college procedural requirements.
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