Lecturer – Painting and Decorating (Maternity Cover)
Salary: Up to £39,340 per annum, dependent on experience (pay award pending)
Hours: 35 per week
Working Weeks: 52 per year
Contract Type: Fixed Term- Until June 2026
Site: Accrington and Rossendale College
Closing Date: Sunday 30 March 2025
Interview Date: TBC
‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’
Our Organisation
Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning & Accrington & Rossendale College. Our College Group is now the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as ‘Outstanding’ under the new Ofsted inspection framework.
Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.
Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.
The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Painting & Decorating Lecturer to join our student-focused team on a fixed-term basis. This role will start in August 2025. We would particularly like candidates with experience of delivering on apprenticeships. Applications on a part-time basis will also be considered.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington & Rossendale College but may be required to travel across sites.
What You Will Be Doing:
- For candidates with relevant experience, have specific responsibility for driving apprenticeships and employer engagement
- Teach on other Painting & Decorating programmes as required (Entry level to Level 3)
- Be up to date, plan and prepare high-quality teaching as required by your Line Manager
- Develop and share resources for the subject including maintaining effective links across college for resources
- Regularly assess students in order to track and monitor progress
What We Are Looking For:
- • 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
- • Minimum level 3 qualification in a related subject
- • Recognised teaching and assessor qualification or a willingness to achieve this within three years of appointment
- • A higher degree or advanced qualification
- • Assessor and Verifier Qualifications
What We Offer in Return:
- Eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites
- Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/
Further Questions?
Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
The Company
The Nelson and Colne College Group is an Ofsted Outstanding Further Education College with a high performance and ambitious culture.
The Group was born in November 2018 with the successful merger between Nelson and Colne College and Accrington and Rossendale College. Prior to that, pan-Lancashire adult community learning provider, Lancashire Adult Learning, became part of the family in 2016.
We are home to 2,400 16-18 year old A Level and vocational students, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 Apprentices and 400 Higher Education students.
Expertly led by Principal and CEO Lisa O'Loughlin, the College Group delivers year on year improvement, growth and most importantly, highly successful students and Apprentices.
The success of our communities, employers, partners and economy is key to all that we do. We have forged valuable partnerships and a shared vision with like-minded organisations and individuals, creating a network of opportunity and excellence.
Our highly skilled staff are committed to raising and supporting aspirations, providing social mobility and an essential talent pool for the local, regional and national economy.
