Curriculum Manager - Counselling (Temporary)
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Curriculum Manager - Counselling
Temporary | Contract
Location: London
Start date: 2 September 2026
Are you an experienced curriculum leader with a strong counselling background, ready to take on the leadership of a provision in further education?
About the Role
You'll join a further education provider to lead, manage and develop the counselling provision, taking responsibility for high-quality teaching, learner achievement and curriculum growth.
You'll lead and develop the teaching team, oversee quality assurance and improvement planning, and drive improvements in recruitment, retention, achievement and learner experience. Alongside your leadership duties, you'll carry a teaching commitment of approximately 10 to 15 hours per week, depending on service requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing counselling curriculum delivery across the provision.
- Driving improvements in recruitment, retention, achievement and learner experience.
- Leading and developing teaching teams to support high-quality teaching and learning.
- Overseeing quality assurance, lesson observations, self-assessment and improvement planning.
- Managing curriculum performance, learner progress and achievement targets.
- Developing and improving the counselling and mental health curriculum offer.
- Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Contributing to curriculum planning, strategic development and resource management.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Experience as a Curriculum Manager, Head of Curriculum, Programme Manager or similar
- A strong background in counselling and/or mental health
- A full teaching qualification, due to the teaching commitment
- A relevant degree or professional qualification in counselling, mental health or a related subject
- Experience of leading and developing teaching teams within further education
- A strong understanding of quality assurance and curriculum improvement
- Proven experience of improving learner recruitment, retention and achievement
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
If you're an experienced further education curriculum leader with a strong counselling background and a passion for excellent learner outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.
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Your Recruitment Consultant
Josh Taylor
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Requirements
- Experience as Curriculum Manager, Head of Curriculum, or Programme Manager
- Strong background in counselling and/or mental health
- Full teaching qualification
- Relevant degree or professional qualification in counselling, mental health or related subject
- Experience leading and developing teaching teams in FE
- Understanding of quality assurance and curriculum improvement
- Proven experience improving learner recruitment, retention and achievement
Skills & Qualifications
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- Location: London
- Sector: Further And Higher Education
- Phase: Fe
- Subject: Counselling