Job Title: Apprenticeship Programme Manager - Health and Adult Care

Salary:

Commencing at £38,651 with progression to £42,223 per annum Closing Date:

2025-09-01 About the Role

Leeds City College are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Apprenticeship Programme Manager - Health and Adult Care to join our team.In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for managing activities and strategies to ensure high retention, achievement, success, and attendance rates for identified Health and Adult Care courses.As a key figure, you will play a crucial part in the overall quality assurance processes and the continuous improvement of the curriculum, ensuring positive outcomes for learners within the Health and Adult Care apprenticeships from Levels 2 to 5.What You Will Do

As an Apprenticeship Programme Manager, you will oversee the effective delivery and continuous improvement of Health and Adult Care apprenticeship programmes. This includes leading curriculum planning, assessment, and quality assurance processes, while supporting staff to ensure high-quality teaching, learning, and progress.You will manage learner progress through SMART target setting and intervention, contribute to course promotion and enrolment, and build strong relationships with employers and stakeholders to secure successful outcomes.The role also includes responsibility for safeguarding and will involve some teaching delivery.About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills within the Health and Adult Care sector, with the ability to support and develop staff delivering apprenticeships from Levels 2 to 5.You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective engagement with learners, staff, and external stakeholders.A sound understanding of Health and Adult Care apprenticeship standards and their practical application is essential, along with the ability to inspire and motivate learners through inclusive, engaging, and differentiated teaching.The role also requires a flexible and solution-focused approach, responsive to the needs of both learners and the evolving sector.Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave:Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions:Teachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities:Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives:

Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa

(Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting:

Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:

Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders. SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives.

To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please

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to learn more about our EDI objectives. RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.