The Role
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Lecturer – Progress and Development to join our Construction Department. This role is integral to supporting student success through the development and delivery of high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment. With a focus on fostering an inclusive and engaging educational environment, this position contributes to our department's reputation for excellence in construction education.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
As a Lecturer – Progress and Development within the Construction Department, your key responsibilities are to:
- Deliver and manage inclusive learning, teaching, and assessment to a high standard, ensuring student success.
- Support curriculum design, development, and delivery in line with programme regulations and best practices.
- Monitor and enhance student recruitment, retention, achievement, and progression while providing targeted support.
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and actively engage with B&FC’s academic community through professional practice, scholarship, and research.
Why Join Us?
By joining B&FC, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the next generation of construction professionals. Working closely with experienced lecturers and industry leaders, you’ll gain valuable experience in educational support, employability enhancement, and quality improvement. B&FC also supports your professional growth with ongoing development and training opportunities.
Interested? Apply Early!
If this role inspires you, we encourage you to submit your application promptly, as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
This position attracts a competitive salary plus a potential non-contractual scarcity payment (T&Cs Apply). Please discuss at interview stage.
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
- Enhanced leave allowance of 50 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 19.3% employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced Family friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
- Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Occupational Health
- FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
- FREE eye tests
- Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
- FREE healthy breakfast
- Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
- Health and beauty salon
- Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
- Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
- FREE car parking
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
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