Job title Associate Lecturer - Marine Job reference REQ002607 Date posted 17/09/2024 Application closing date 10/10/2024 Location Paignton Salary £32.53 per hour Package Plus excellent benefits Contractual hours 0 Basis Hourly Paid Job category/type Academic Attachments Blank Job description Salary: £32.53 per hour Contract Type: Hourly Paid, fixed term until 31 July 2025 Location: Paignton, Devon At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success. We are looking to recruit an Associate Lecturer with Marine specialism. Associate Lecturers are part of the vital teaching our students get. Our Associate Lecturers are interviewed and then become part of our talent pool, and we will reach out to our talent pool to discuss our requirements. Being part of our talent pool doesn't mean you need to accept every assignment offered, and you can accept assignments that work around any other commitments, giving you ultimate flexibility with how you commit your time. Our Lecturers can be experienced and qualified teachers, or from industry, with no teaching experience or qualifications. If you have a passion for your subject area and want to take part in building the next generation of qualified and experienced individuals, then we would love to hear from you. The successful candidate will have a degree qualification specific to engineering or marine engineering and must have evidence of RYA qualifications. If not already held, you must be willing to attain a teaching qualification within the College’s timeframe. In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include: Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%; Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Employee Assistance Programmes; Discounted travel schemes. Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday 10 October 2024 Interview Date: To be confirmed The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK. We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning. We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options. Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College. This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership. Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
