Team Leader – Commercial Industries and Access School

Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) The School of Commercial Industries and Access at Kingston College is seeking an experienced Team Leader to join the School Management Group and provide leadership across a number of curriculum programmes. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of teaching, learning and student outcomes, leading and coordinating curriculum teams, and contributing to the School’s Quality Self-Assessment and Improvement Plans to ensure targets for recruitment, retention, achievement, success, progression and student satisfaction are met or exceeded. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the School, the Team Leader will support cross-college initiatives, curriculum development and continuous improvement. The role also has a key responsibility for driving the school’s skills agenda by strengthening employer engagement, ensuring employers contribute to programme planning and delivery and providing students with a wide range of meaningful employer interactions, including guest speakers, industry visits and other enrichment activities. As Team Leader for Barbering, you will lead an innovative, industry-focused curriculum that fosters creativity, technical excellence and professional growth for both students and staff. You will ensure programmes reflect current industry standards and meet the diverse needs of learners. The post holder may also be expected to undertake the role of Designated Safeguarding Officer for the School. We are seeking an individual with a degree and/or relevant professional qualification, a recognised teaching qualification, and excellent current teaching skills in at least one of the school's curriculum areas. You will have a proven track record of successfully leading and managing FE and/or HE programmes, alongside a strong understanding of current and emerging sector skills needs and their implications for teaching and learning strategies. You will have a thorough understanding of quality assurance and improvement processes and how these can be used to enhance the student experience with a strong vision for the improvement and development of the curriculum area. With high personal standards and expectations, you will have demonstrable experience of successfully monitoring and supporting ‘at-risk’ learners to achieve or exceed their potential. Able to work well under pressure to agreed deadlines, you will have good planning, preparation, organisational and administrative skills, with good attention to detail. Closing date for the return of completed applications is 1st September 2026. The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress. When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process