About South Essex Colleges Group:
South Essex Colleges Group is a leading provider of Further and Higher Education across South Essex, offering technical and vocational courses across six state-of-the-art facilities. Our passionate and dedicated staff provide high quality teaching to our 10,000 students and apprentices annually. As the largest College in Essex , we are always evolving and work closely with local authorities to help meet skill shortages in our communities.
With three distinctive College groups (Southend City College, Basildon College and Thurrock College), our aim is to provide young people and adults with the professional and technical skills they require to meet the skills needed of local and regional employers so that they can gain quality employment and in turn improve the local and regional economy.
The opportunity we have:
The School of Construction, Building Services and Automotive at the Stevenson Road campus offer vocational courses from Entry Level to Level 3 across specialist subjects in construction and automotive including the T Level in onsite carpentry.
This is an exciting time within Further and Higher Education and we at South Essex Colleges' group are at the heart of the community. South Essex has a large number of industry developments and projects over the next 5 years and the construction industry is at the heart of this.
We work with a plethora of employers and businesses locally and nationally and this is fundamental to ensuring we are meeting local need and the progression of our learners into work or education through the T Level routes, Apprenticeships and higher education.
In line with this we need a Lecturer in Carpentry based at our Stephenson Road campus (Basildon College) to teach and develop our learners to achieve there goals.
The role will be working with an established and evolving team that are highly skilled from a multitude of areas and skill sets in construction, all passionate about there roles and students. With state-of-the-art facilities, you will deliver first class teaching on our programmes.
The skill set we are looking for would be based around the multi skills area and incorporating Carpentry and Brick to deliver our City & Guilds and NCFE qualifications starting at Entry level 3 and moving onto L1 and L2.
As a minimum, candidates will ideally possess the following:
- A minimum of a L2 in a related construction skill (multi skills, brick or carpentry)
- Industry experience in the related areas
- Maths and English at grade 4 (c) or above
- Ideally a teaching qualification (although we will provide training to achieve this)
- A commitment to working within FE.
Benefits we offer:
- 40 days leave
- College Additional leave
- Teachers Pension – Enhanced
- Travel Expenses
- Discounted on site Hair and Beauty facilities
- Free Eye test and contribution towards glasses for VDU users
- Enhanced sick pay and family (subject to policy terms)
- Free breakfast on campus (term time only)
- Free On-site parking (subject to space/permits)
- Wellbeing and health support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flu Jabs
Other information:
Under the Health & Safety etc. at Work Act 1974 it is the responsibility of individual employees at every level to take care of their own health and safety at work and that of others who may be affected by their acts at work.
The College is committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks
Levelling Up Premium
Did you know that as teacher within the first 5 years of your FE teaching career you can apply for a “levelling up premium” from the Department of Education, which is worth between £4k and £6k net of tax. This is for anyone who has a teaching qualification, currently working towards a teaching qualification or will start working towards the teaching qualification within the next 12 months.
The claim window opens each autumn and is applicable to anyone teaching the following subject areas:
- Building and construction
- Chemistry
- Computing, including digital and ICT
- Early years
- Engineering and manufacturing, including transport engineering and electronics.
- Maths
- Physics
This is a government initiative, and all applications are to be made via the individual. For more information on eligible criteria, please visit Levelling up premium payments for FE teachers - GOV.UK (gov dot uk)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,000.00-£38,572.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 26/08/2024
Reference ID: 4250