Description
Job Title: Lecturer in Science
Job Type: Full-time/ Permanent
Salary: £31,788-£35,777
We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Lecturer in Science our team. As a Lecturer in Science, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment to ensure successful learner outcomes and help every student reach their full potential.
Your responsibilities will include delivering high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment services to ensure that each student achieves their desired outcomes. In this role you will deliver science modules within T Level in Health & Social Care as well as Adult GCSE Science
If you are passionate about education, dedicated to the success of your students, and have experience in delivering high-quality education, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Interested candidates are advised to apply early as the vacancy will close once the right candidate is found.
Levelling up premium payments for FE teachers
Attention all eligible FE teachers! Are you looking to level up your career and earn more while teaching specific courses? You may be eligible to claim a levelling-up premium payment for teaching courses in building and construction, chemistry, computing, early years, engineering and manufacturing, maths, and physics. The payment ranges from £2,000 to £6,000 depending on your provider and the number of hours you teach. If you’re in your first 5 years of teaching in FE and spend at least half of your hours teaching eligible FE courses at level 3 or below, you may be eligible. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to level up your career!
New to Teaching?
For any new member of teaching staff, who join us direct from industry, we have a bespoke programme of support. This includes weekly support from both a mentor and an ‘Advanced Teacher Practitioner’ (ATP). Together the Mentor and ATP will support with the development of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, as well as supporting with navigating through the change from industry to education. To find out more about the support we can offer for teaching qualifications, please contact our HR department directly humanresources at HUGHBAIRD.AC.UK
If you have a passion for teaching and the ability to inspire and motivate students, we would love to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive team in a dynamic and innovative college. At Hugh Baird, we hold high expectations of ourselves and each other, and as a value-driven candidate, you will champion excellence, lead with integrity, welcome accountability, and look for ways to collaborate and be innovative across your areas of work.
Key Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
-Teach students enrolled on a range of courses as assigned by your line manager.
-Implement appropriate feedback and assessment systems to accurately check learning, adapting teaching as required to ensure learner progress.
-Operate within the Quality Assurance framework.
-Manage courses or parts of courses as required including administration and organisation.
-Contribute to curriculum innovation, development and implementation.
-Maintain a professional learning environment in the classroom consistently implementing the College’s behaviour management processes as required.
-Maintain and update teaching expertise and skills to continually develop your teaching practice and deliver the best outcomes for learners.
Main Tasks
Teaching and Assessment Deliver teaching and learning that motivates and inspires learners to achieve creating curriculum intent documentation and schemes of learning in line with the College standards.
Develop assessments and mark students’ work in accordance with College policy, providing clear, direct and constructive verbal and written feedback which addresses misconceptions and enables students to embed and develop their knowledge and skills. Supervise practical activities, workshops and work placements as appropriate.
Facilitate learning by selecting material and methods appropriate to student needs and course level to deliver a flexible learning programme.
Use technology, including the college’s virtual learning environment effectively to enable independent learning at any time or place.
Develop and use high quality resources and teaching materials which meet course frameworks and learning outcomes.
Embed career related employability skills through high quality teaching and learning to support progression.
Develop and use initial assessments to accurately determine learners starting points. Ensure the timely and accurate completion of MarkBook, registers and other relevant systems to accurately record student assessments, achievements and progress.
Invigilate examinations as required.
Prepare assignments, examination questions and assignment materials as required
Liaise with external examiners/internal and external verifiers as required.
Pastoral and Welfare Consistently challenge lateness and attendance concerns, working with learners to build resilience and find solutions to individual challenges.
Establish and maintain relationships with individual students and groups to facilitate awareness of problems and difficulties. Identify students in need of pastoral and welfare support and refer to College services as appropriate.
Consistently apply College standards, encouraging positive behaviour to promote high expectations of all learners and supporting the development of a College culture which is free from bullying, harassment or discrimination.
Maintain a fair and disciplined learning environment, setting clear expectations for behaviour and addressing concerns in a timely manner following College policies and procedures. Share in the responsibility for ensuring good standards of student behaviour across campus appropriately challenging breaches of the Student Behaviour Policy.
Identify and support internal and external activities and events which provide opportunities for students to further develop their skills, knowledge, confidence and resilience to promote physical and mental wellbeing.
Curriculum Development Take part in reviews of course performance and plan for further development and improvement of the provision accordingly. This will include facilitating and taking account of student, employer, parent and other stakeholder feedback.
Professional Development
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Possess a minimum of a relevant Level 3 vocational qualification
- Possess a PGCE/Certificate of education or equivalent teaching qualification
- Track record of successful teaching experience across a range of levels including up to level 3
- Recent industry related experience relevant to the academic discipline
- Detailed knowledge of relevant course subject matter and examination and assessment requirements
- Understanding of value added and the use of progress performance measures
- Experience of developing and maintaining external partnerships to enrich teaching and learning.
Please see the person specification for the full criteria
Benefits
Rewards and Benefits at Hugh Baird College
We value our employee's contribution to our organisation, that is why we provide a range of benefits and rewards to help and support them, including:
- Generous Holiday Allowance
- Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Medicash
- Flexible working options
- Discounted access to our fully equipped gym
- Discounted rail travel or bus travel
- Free onsite parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health Support
- Cycle Benefit Scheme
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cashback and Retail discounts
- College celebration events
About the Company:
Hugh Baird College