English Lecturer

The Position We are looking for an outstanding English Lecturer with a track record of success working with 16-19 year old resit students, and with passion, enthusiasm and creativity to join our expanding team.

We specialise in English and maths retake opportunities (GCSE and Functional Skills) for young people as part of their study programme, as well as supporting them with additional sessions in our English and maths Hubs.

We are looking for recently qualified or experienced English lecturers in further education with the ability to deliver predominantly GCSE English but some opportunities to teach Functional Skills English within the department at our Wigston campus. You will have a passion for innovation, bringing new ideas and embedding new technologies into the learning environment.

Responsibilities for the role:

Working as part of the maths and English team you will be responsible for the delivery and development of courses. You will possess an excellent knowledge and understanding of English and be able to plan and use a range of effective and appropriate teaching and learning techniques including new and up and coming technologies.

As well as your relevant experience and current knowledge, you will also be willing to obtain a relevant teaching qualification (DTLLS, PGCE or equivalent) if you do not already possess one.

The Location: The role is based at Wigston Campus

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Catrin Meredith on catrin.meredith@nwslc.ac.uk or Rachel Duffy on rachel.duffy@nwslc.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

• The pay range we’re offering is Lecturer Unqualified 22-26 £26,219 - £29,486 per annum FTE Qualified 27-36 £30,373 - £39,602 per annum FTE
• We offer great holidays and access to the Local Government Pension
• We offer great staff development opportunities
• Family friendly policies and procedures

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’.

 'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'