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Job title Course Leader Health and Social Care Job reference REQ0001739 Date posted 14/09/2026 Application closing date 27/09/2026 Location Redcar & Cleveland College Redcar, TS10 1EZ Salary E25 – E28 £40,932.85 – £44,733.00 FTE Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Teaching and Learning Attachments REQ0001739 Course Leader Health JD PS.pdf Employee Benefits Brochure.pdf Job description
Job description
Who we are?
Redcar and Cleveland College is a vibrant, forward-facing college recently awarded Outstanding by Ofsted. We are proud to deliver the highest standards of education, offering a full range of vocational courses, higher education, apprenticeships and commercial training for young people, adults, and local employers. As a valued part of our community, we are dedicated to helping individuals gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to realise their full potential.
We are part Education Training Collective (Etc.), which is of a group of colleges and training providers in the Tees Valley; Stockton Riverside College, Redcar and Cleveland College, Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training and Innersummit. Our staff are skilled, high performing and committed to our learners and to the Group’s vision, ‘ONE Etc. – Fuelling ambition and driving success in a resurgent Teesside and beyond’. Join us in shaping the future- we are looking for individuals who are ready to inspire, achieve and share our commitment to delivering outstanding education.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Course Leader in Health and Social Care to join our dedicated Health and Social Care team, reporting to the Curriculum Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and passionate education professional who is committed to developing the next generation of Health and Social Care professionals and supporting learners to achieve their full potential.
As Course Leader for Health and Social Care, you will play a key role in leading, developing and continuously improving an engaging, inclusive and aspirational curriculum that meets the needs of learners, employers and the wider Health and Social Care sector. You will be responsible for the planning, coordination, delivery and quality improvement of Health and Social Care programmes, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning and assessment that promote learner achievement, progression, employability and professional development.
You will lead on curriculum planning and development, including the design and review of schemes of work, learning resources and assessment activities, ensuring programmes remain current, relevant and responsive to developments within the Health and Social Care sector, awarding organisation requirements and local and regional skills priorities. You will monitor and drive performance across designated courses, taking responsibility for attendance, retention, achievement, success rates, progression and positive learner destinations.
The successful candidate will deliver high-quality teaching across Health and Social Care provision and provide effective academic and pastoral support to learners through initial and diagnostic assessment, individual learning planning and regular progress reviews. You will contribute to the recruitment, enrolment and induction of learners, support careers education and progression activities, and promote opportunities for learners to progress into employment, higher education, apprenticeships and further professional study.
You will also play an important role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with employers, healthcare and social care organisations, placement providers and other external partners. You will support the development and management of work experience and placement opportunities, ensuring learners are appropriately prepared for professional environments and understand the importance of safeguarding, confidentiality, professional conduct, equality, diversity and person-centred practice.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, learner-focused professional with experience of delivering high-quality Health and Social Care education and a strong understanding of the sector. You will have excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills, together with the ability to inspire learners and colleagues and drive continuous improvement. You will be committed to creating positive and meaningful learning experiences that develop learners’ knowledge, skills and professional behaviours and enable them to progress successfully into Health and Social Care careers, further study and employment.
We can offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to excellence, innovation and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and futures of our learners while helping to develop the skilled and compassionate Health and Social Care workforce of the future.
Why Join Us?
We are proud that 91% of our staff tell us that Etc. is a Great Place to Work. At Etc. we reward and support our colleagues in many different ways, including remuneration, training and so much more – we’ve listed a few examples of what you can expect when you join our team:
- Teachers Pension Scheme with 28.68% Employer Contribution
- Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Career development opportunities for progression
- Free 24/7 GP access via our benefits platform, Perkbox.
- Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing programme
- Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff, available 24/7 365 days per year)
- Free gym memberships/discounted memberships (dependent on site)
- Staff Discounts Package- Save on your weekly shop with discounts and savings at a number of retailers including groceries, electronics, clothing, homeware and much more.
- Better Health at Work Scheme – Etc. has achieved the Continuing Excellence Better Health at Work award
- Wellbeing Days (in addition to annual leave)
- Discounted Hair and Beauty treatments available
Schedule
- Monday – Thursday 8.30-17.00 and Friday 8.30-16.30
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight 27 th September 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.
If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website. Nacro – https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/ or email helpline@nacro.org.uk or phone 0300 123 1999 Unlock – http://hub.unlock.org.uk/contact/ phone 01634 247350 text 07824 113848.
We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work, promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability or sexuality. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We are a disability-confident committed employer.
Safeguarding is also priority for the group and we have key policies and systems which help to make the group a safe place for learners and staff. The purpose of these policies is to provide clear guidance regarding Safeguarding responsibilities throughout the group, including the Prevent Duty. To read more, please visit https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/
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