Newcastle College invites applications from dedicated and enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about education and student progression. We are in search of a qualified and dynamic individual to join our team as a Lecturer. In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering and assessing high-quality learning experiences. Your responsibilities encompass monitoring student retention and progress, implementing timely interventions to ensure all students meet their targets. Effective communication with parents/guardians, external agencies, and colleagues within the curriculum and support teams is paramount. Additionally, you will drive high standards in teaching and learning, fostering an environment conducive to student success. Demonstrating patience, empathy, and a positive outlook will be essential in supporting student development, while maintaining composure and remaining calm in challenging situations to ensure a nurturing learning environment. The ideal candidate will possess qualifications to honours degree level or an equivalent industry-recognised standard. Ideally, you will hold a post-16 teaching qualification, accompanied by English and maths qualifications at Level 2, or be committed to achieving these within an agreed timeframe. Experience in delivering effective education/training in Further Education (FE), Higher Education (HE), and/or Apprenticeships, along with a proven track record of successful teaching and assessment practice, is highly desirable. Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with digital literacy, are prerequisites. Moreover, the ability to manage workload effectively, meet deadlines, and adapt to flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends based on demand, is crucial. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-motivated, cohesive, and successful curriculum team. We take pride in fostering a positive and supportive work environment where colleagues collaborate effectively to maximize the value of our curriculum for all stakeholders. If you are ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students and contribute to their academic and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position. Newcastle College is a further and higher education college offering hundreds of vocational courses, apprenticeships and professional qualifications, alongside more than 70 degrees and higher technical qualifications, delivered through Newcastle College University Centre. We consider Newcastle College to be at the heart of the North East; a welcoming, supportive, inclusive and safe place, where everybody can be themselves as part of our vibrant and diverse community. We’re proud to be one of seven colleges that make up NCG, one of the country’s leading college groups and we’re a key part of providing education and training to learners, apprentices and employers across the UK. Newcastle College’s vision is to develop the skills and talents of our students to succeed in modern enterprise and make a positive contribution to the prosperity of our region. Newcastle College benefits from passionate and talented colleagues, who form a community committed to supporting our students to develop their skills and talents and achieve their aspirations. By joining our team you’ll be part of an organisation that works in close partnership with employers and local industry to offer education and skills training that leads to real employment opportunities for our learners and makes strong local economic impact here in the North East. Whatever your role, you’ll have the chance to work collaboratively with colleagues across all seven NCG colleges and share expertise, innovate and accomplish real change for our learners. Newcastle College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. At Newcastle College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values. 1. Being both inclusive and diverse 2. Trusting and respecting our communities 3. Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively 4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity. As part of the NCG Group, Newcastle College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers’ pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more. NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve. To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted. NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Telephone: 07810 631364 Email: NCGRecruitment@ncgrp.co.uk
