Subject Support Manager - Creative Arts

Subject Support Manager - Creative ArtsPermanentManchester: £39,000 - £45,000Hybrid with extensive travelAre you currently, or have you recently, taught the GCSE and /or A Level syllabus in either Art and Design, Dance, Drama, Music and Media Studies?Available due to increased investment by AQA into understanding our customers better than anyone else.Tangible influence is in your grasp. This is a truly great time to join AQA, the leading provider of accessible qualifications and support services for teachers and students in the UK, working within your subject specialism as we grow and diversify our support and product offerings.LandscapeBeing part of the Subject Support team at AQA, you will be pivotal in directly supporting our customers for Art and Design, Dance, Drama, Music and Media Studies and ensure that AQA is the go-to board for your subject.Subject support is focused on providing better support for all our customers.You will liaise with a wide range of subject stakeholders across the UK and work closely with Product Management to provide invaluable insight about how the products are delivered in the classroom and what matters most to our customers.PurposeYou will be able to communicate with our teaching community to support enquiries around our specifications and assessments in an easy to understand and compelling way.As an educational professional you will understand teachers needs and pressures and feed this into the delivery and support materials and events you are involved with.In this role you will be able to add real contribution to Educational Reform and influence on subject level policy .You will provide and deliver support to our customers on Art and Design, Dance, Drama, Music and Media Studies. Providing expertise in the creative arts with a focus on Art and Design and/or Drama but will expand across all creative arts qualifications.What's in it for you?CareerFantastic opportunity to take your assessment and curriculum knowledge from the classroom and support teachers across the UK in the delivery of their GCSE and A Level courses.You will gain valuable insight into assessment content and materials.Travel around the country engaging with teachers on a face to face basis, with occasional overnight stays and regular weekly team days in the office to support and share with like minded individuals.Lead and influence in your subject specialism and represent AQA at key external conferences and national events.Enhance and develop your education career.PersonalAn internal support network within Subject Support English and Creative Arts in excess of 12 subject experts.A focus on personal and professional growth and developmentA company who focus on health, wellbeing and sustainability by enabling access to Private Medical Insurance, Electric Vehicle Leasing scheme and a Health Care Cash Reward Plan, Life Assurance and an employee assistance programA company who invest in your future with a really strong pension offer (up to 11.5% employer contributions)25 days annual leave with bank holidays rising to 30 with service and extra closure days at Christmas and access to volunteering leave.What you will do as a Subject Support Manager - Creative Arts?Handle emailed escalated enquiries from schools and education centres enhancing customer service.Deliver key messages around Creative Arts to internal and external stakeholders and teachers.Support teachers to plan and deliver our Creative Arts specifications.Engage with teachers in the field, using our support materials to enable their continuous improvement.Act as an Internal consultant for your specialist subject to provide insight and training customer facing teams.Work with external bodies such as subject associations, Ofqual and the DfEWhat you need to succeed?Experience of teaching GCSE and/or A Level syllabus in your subject specialism within the last 2 years.Ability to travel extensively with overnight stays on occasion.Confident and comfortable in communicating/presenting to teachers, parents and students in a clear and empathetic way, handling objections as they arise.Sound understanding of the assessment processes at GCSE and A-level along with a good understanding of the wider educational landscape.Ability to articulate key selling points of AQA's full offering effectively.If you share our passion for education and possess the experience and qualities we're looking for, we'd be delighted to hear from you.What next?We have a number of positions available so will be reviewing applications submitted by May 19th 2024 initially, with a view to continuing to advertise until successful candidates are appointed and interviewing via MS Teams and where possible Face to Face incorporating one stage process with presentation.Submit a CV and Cover letter for consideration.Expected start date to be in line with teacher notice periods or before if appropriate.#PRO22