Job description Salary: Lecturer Scale £31,437 -£ 39,296 Plus £5K Market Supplement Contract: Permanent 37 Hours Location: South Bristol Skills Academy, Bristol, BS14 0DB, United Kingdom There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, a rapidly improving college, judged “Good” by Ofsted in January 2023. With recent investments in our already outstanding teaching facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students. We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our Construction department as a Lecturer in Plastering. This role is ideal for someone with a solid understanding of plastering knowledge. We welcome those with industry experience, who wants to share their skills to apply. No formal teaching qualifications are required. The college will fund and support you to obtain this. Just bring the willingness to achieve this whilst on the job. Our Benefits: A generous holiday entitlement of 35 holiday days, plus bank holidays and 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families. Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 28.68% Family-friendly policies including flexible and hybrid working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, fostering friendly leave and fertility treatment leave Up to 3 days paid volunteer leave A supportive package to ensure continuous professional development. Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories and welfare rooms Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site Benefits platform with variety online shopping discounts and offers, cycle to work scheme and cash health plan. About the role: As a Lecturer in Plastering/Construction, your role is to plan and deliver engaging teaching experiences that cater to the diverse needs of our students. Your expertise in Plastering/Construction will be at the heart of our curriculum, ensuring that students gain the practical skills and knowledge they need to thrive in the industry. Your teaching day would typically Include 1 session of classroom-based theory and 3 sessions of workshop practical for Apprentices. For full-time students, it would typically include 6 hrs of workshop practical training and 4 hrs of classroom-based theory. Providing the underpinning support and guidance that will help students fulfil their potential to improve their skills, knowledge and achieve their qualifications with the aim of linking fulltime students to apprenticeships in plastering. Support students of vocational subjects in making sure that numeracy, literacy and tutorial sessions are attended and you will support them to engage. You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excelling working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally. Contact us: If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact the recruiting manager, Shaun Parsons on 01173125869 or 07818013164 who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail. About us: At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting. We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life. With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support. City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website. Closing date: Thursday 31st October 2024 Interview date: Friday 8th November 2024
