Distance Learning Team Leader - Full Time

Distance Learning Team Leader
Salary: £33,477 per annum
Burton Town Centre Campus

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a thriving further education organisation with exciting growth and quality ambitions.

Burton and South Derbyshire College are seeking a dynamic and learner-focused Distance Learning Team Leader to lead and manage a high-performing online delivery team.

This is a key role responsible for the day-to-day management of distance learning provision, ensuring a high-quality, compliant and engaging learner experience while driving strong performance against key targets.

You will lead, coach and develop a team of assessors, monitor performance and use data-driven insight to improve retention, achievement and progression outcomes. Working collaboratively across curriculum, quality and support teams, you will ensure all programmes meet quality assurance, funding and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will be a confident and organised leader with strong communication skills, experience of remote or online delivery and the ability to analyse performance data to drive continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about creating an outstanding distance learning experience, developing others and delivering measurable impact across a growing digital provision.

Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
Generous holiday plans
Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
Free Employee Assistance Programme 
Flexible working policies
Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free annual eye tests
Access to our onsite gym
Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon 
Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
Discounted health cash plan
BHN Extras discount schemeBurton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Wednesday 1st July with the intention to interview w/c 12 July.  Please see our “Work for Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application. Please note late applications and CVs are not acceptable