Sessional Teacher of BSL (Community Learning)

The Opportunity

You’ll be available to deliver our non-accredited, introduction to BSL classes which take place on one evening per week at either our Roundhouse or Ilkeston Campus as required. Each course will run for 12 hours over 6 weeks, this will be subject to sufficient student numbers. You’ll be responsible for successfully planning and delivering lessons, ensuring, and monitoring progress of learners and entering learner data on our administrative systems.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

About You

You’ll be confident in your Sign Language Skills and be qualified to at least L3 in BSL. You’ll be a person who has a passion for teaching BSL to adults and have excellent interpersonal skills. It is essential that you hold a teaching qualification (or be willing to work towards) and have achieved a Level 2 or equivalent qualification in Maths and English.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below.

The Benefits

• Salary of £25.91 per hour (£13.75 per hour meeting rate)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 28.68% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors - free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description