Course Leader Health and Social Care

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Job title Course Leader Health and Social Care Job reference REQ
0001739 Date posted 14/09/2026 Final date to receive applications 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 REQ
0001739 Course Leader Health JD PS.pdf Employee Benefits  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 Inner summit. 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…