Hours: Full-Time (32.4 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £ 28,782 - £ 39,665 per annum (actual salary)

Closing Date: 15/01/2025

Location: Hammersmith Campus

About Us

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability and Inclusion. We have three College sites across West London at Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.

For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About The Role

We are seeking an Inclusive Learning Lecturer to support our Inclusive Learning department. The wellbeing and safeguarding of our learners are essential and as an Inclusive Learning Lecturer, the role involves providing education, training and skills development within a safe environment. If you are passionate, caring and enthusiastic about teaching, we would love to hear from you.

The role involves delivering project-based literacy and numeracy through social enterprise mini-business ventures, enrichment activities, and preparation for work experience, focusing on OCN units at the Entry level. As well as the vocational and practical aspects of the Hospitality and Cooking Skills course, emphasis will be placed on developing students' independence and confidence. Students can follow Functional Skills or a RARPA programme for English and Maths

The School Links course takes place one day a week and prepares secondary school students for the transition to college. Students work preparing CVs and preparing for interviews and the use of IT.

The appointed candidate will ensure our Special Education Needs and Disability learners are supported throughout their entire study cycle with West London College. You will be supported by an experienced Manager and work closely with colleagues to provide the best service and experience to our learners.

The successful candidate will need experience in teaching learners with severe learning and communication difficulties, learners with ASD and who may be non-verbal. They will have experience in managing and creating professional relationships with the learner’s parents/carers, external agencies, and the Head and Deputy Head of Department. Experience in managing multiple projects, accurate record keeping, handling of sensitive information and upholding confidentiality are also essential.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must possess the relevant qualifications listed in the Person Specification. For more information please have a look at the Job Description which outlines the role and person specification in further detail.

What We Offer

Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners. As a Teacher, you will receive:

40 days Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)
Eye care vouchers
Cycle to Work scheme
Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers
Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)
Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon.

Important Information

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.

For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting Statement as part of your application where you need to address how you fit the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description attached to be considered for the position.

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