Are you a current Curriculum Team Leader in Health, Social Care and Science looking to work in a supportive, forward-thinking college?

We are looking for a Curriculum Team Leader (CTL) for Health, Social Care and Science with a passion for supporting learners to gain the core skills they need to thrive in work and life?

Join a forward-thinking college where education changes lives.

We are seeking a Curriculum Team Leader (CTL) - Health Social Care and Science to join our team on a Full- time, permanent basis from August 2026.

Our Story

Barking & Dagenham College of Further & Higher Education is a dynamic, community-focused college with a strong reputation for technical and vocational excellence. Established in 1961 and operating across Barking and Rush Green campuses, we support thousands of learners and apprentices each year to develop the skills, confidence and qualifications they need to thrive.

With significant investment in our facilities — including our East London Institute of Technology — we provide outstanding learning and working environments for both staff and students.

Our Construction provision plays a vital role in empowering students within our community to build confidence in trades, progress into employment, access higher-level study and support their families and communities.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Curriculum Team Leader (CTL) - Health, Social Care and Science, you will work with the Curriculum Manager to develop curriculum planning and activity for the delivery of programmes to learners within a specific department, ensuring an innovative and high-quality provision.

As the Lead Teaching, Learning and Digital Champion for the Health Social Care and Science department, you will work closely with the Curriculum Manager, designated Teaching and Learning Champions, and Electrical Champions to plan, monitor, manage and evaluate the curriculum offer, to ensure the delivery of quality face-to-face and online learning to all learners and promote high standards of teaching. The CTL will lead on T Shaped skills development, keeping abreast of internal and external developments in curriculum and policy and support the drive to prepare learners and ensure they can develop employability skills, complete work placements, participate in competitions and have maximum opportunity to progress.

The CTL - Health Social Care and Science role carries a teaching commitment of 20 hours per week.

You will:

Undertake formal scheduled teaching, tutorials and learner assessment, management of learning programmes, learner recruitment, welfare and academic counselling, administrative work, alongside preparation and marking associated with timetabled work.
Act as a mentor to curriculum colleagues, developing and demonstrating best practice in learning, digital learning, teaching and assessment assuring standardisation, continuity and resources.
Work with relevant curriculum teams to facilitate and support strategies to raise retention and achievements of learners and promote the development and shared use of high-quality teaching and learning resources.
Plan each programme within Guided Learning Hours and to Awarding Body standards - work with teams to develop, design, deliver and assess qualifications of study for groups of learners and individuals.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a passionate and committed Health Social Care and Science specialist who understands the transformational impact of further education.

You should have:

Degree or equivalent qualification in Science Subject (Chemistry or Physics)
A recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed or equivalent)
B1 or TAQA verifier award

In addition, you will demonstrate:

Teaching or training experience
Experience of mentoring individuals and/or groups
Experience of leading and developing provision in accordance with quality assurance frameworks
The ability to differentiate effectively for mixed-ability groups
Experience tracking and monitoring learner progress using digital systems
Strong administrative and organisational skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A commitment to safeguarding and learner wellbeing
Experience of self-assessment processes, course reviews and writing development plans

If you are passionate about helping students gain the Health, Social Care and Science skills that unlock new opportunities, we would love to hear from you.

What’s In It for You?

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

A competitive salary of £50,307- £53,168 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting, dependent on qualifications and experience
Generous holiday and pension packages
Ongoing CPD and strong links with industry
Free parking and access to travel-to-work and technology assistance schemes
The opportunity to be part of a passionate, supportive team focused on learner success

Advert closing date: 06/05/2026

Barking & Dagenham College is committed to best practice relating to safer recruitment and safeguarding. Please note that all employment checks are made in-line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines and Barking & Dagenham College use AI automation as part of our candidate processing. Job offers will be subject to onboarding checks including social media checks. For further information relating to onboarding expectations/our safeguarding framework, please speak with the Talent team directly.

Barking & Dagenham College is proudly an inclusive employer, striving towards an open culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, safely and without fear of judgment or persecution. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. Should you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know. You will not be disadvantaged for stating your needs and we want to support you to do your best in this process.