Location: | Derby |
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Salary: | £57,427 to £71,784 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £82,552 per annum) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 17th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 11th August 2024 |
Job Ref: | 0284-24 |
Location: Markeaton Street and Britannia Mill, Derby Campus
The School of Arts is recognised in diverse fields of established and emerging, immersive forms of practice. We are committed to empowering individuals and creative collectives to fully engage in real-world issues which impact society at local, regional, national, and international levels.
The school has a diverse and expansive portfolio of courses within the 3 discipline areas: Art & Design, Film & Performance and Therapeutic Arts. We are looking to appoint a Head of Discipline of Therapeutic Arts, to lead an area of courses which includes (but is not limited to): Creative Expressive Arts and Health and Wellbeing, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Dance Movement Psychotherapy and Music Therapy at UG and PG levels. Our students use the Arts as a tool to work with others positively and therapeutically and develop their skills in the applied arts as Arts & Health Practitioners to lead to fulfilling careers in a wide range of arts, health, social care, and educational settings.
The ideal candidate will have experience in leading a comparative area or department of Therapeutic Arts/Arts for health, mapping curriculum against health and social care sector requirements. The new Head of Therapeutic Arts will lead on teaching, learning and research strategy to ensure arts and creativity can be applied therapeutically in community, voluntary, health, educational, and corporate settings. As Head of Discipline, you will be an accomplished leader who possesses a strategic understanding of contemporary art education, research, and practice. Successful candidates will lead the Therapeutic Arts Discipline Area and work closely with the Heads of Art & Design, Film & Performance, and the Head of School in delivering the new 5-year strategy.
They will maintain high standards of teaching, learning and assessment in all its forms and the development of scholarship and research in the Discipline area. Successful candidates will initiate and encourage activity in professional/ industrial engagement to enhance academic enterprise, undertaking sector horizon scanning and benchmarking performance against competitors and identifying other opportunities. Working collaboratively as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead an ambitious agenda and ensure that we provide real academic excellence and develop new internal and external partnerships.
This role is an opportunity for an ambitious, motivated, and collaborative leader to play a prominent part at an exciting time at the School of Arts at the University of Derby.
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Head of School of Arts - Justin Burns via J.Burns@derby.ac.uk
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk
This role is eligible for sponsorship by the University, however, your individual circumstances must meet the criteria set out by UKVI; this includes meeting the English Language requirement and earning a salary that meets the highest of either the going rate for the SOC code or the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route (£38,700 per annum).
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