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Deputy Education Manager

Job Posted: 20 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 43,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Rochester, Kent

Expire in: 8 days

Job Description

Job Title: Deputy Education Manager

Location: Kent area

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: Up to £43k depending on experience 

Benefits: 35 days annual leave (+ bank holidays & closure days), generous pension, professional qualification funding, and extensive wellness/discount schemes.

The Opportunity

Are you a motivated education professional with proven management experience and a passion for making a real societal impact?

We are recruiting for a Deputy Education Manager to join a leading education provider within a secure custodial environment. Working closely with the Education Manager, you will help lead the department, manage staff, and drive the delivery of high-quality courses that support adult learners in turning their lives around.

This is a highly rewarding, fast-paced leadership role where your management skills directly contribute to reducing reoffending through the power of education.

What You Will Be Doing

Departmental Leadership: Support the daily smooth running of the education department, managing staff deployment and physical resources.

Curriculum & Quality: Lead curriculum development and innovation to ensure an engaging, flexible provision that drives student retention and success.

Staff Management: Build a collaborative team culture, overseeing staff performance, inductions, appraisals, and professional development.

Financial & Data Oversight: Assist with managing departmental budgets efficiently and utilise data rigorously to improve teaching quality.

Stakeholder Relations: Liaise with management teams, community partners, and employers to align education goals.

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications: A Degree (or equivalent), a recognized teaching qualification, and a Leadership & Management qualification (or a willingness to work towards one).

Experience: Proven management experience within an educational setting. 

Skills: Strong budget management skills, excellent communication, and the ability to cultivate an aspirational culture where staff and learners thrive.

Approach: A highly motivated, "can-do" attitude with a deep commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Dovetail and Slate Ltd ((phone number removed)) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy.

Because education matters.

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Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited ((phone number removed)) acts as an Employment Agency

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