Lecturer in Performing Arts

City of Westminster College is embarking on an exciting stage of its development. With a thriving student population, a strong and growing business portfolio and a stunning £102m campus, we are poised to become the first choice College in the capital for students and staff.  Performing Arts is a key part of the Creative Industries department at City of Westminster College. Our combination of innovation and continuing development means we now need an enthusiastic Performing Arts Lecturer with experience in Musical Theatre and Acting.  We are looking for someone with a degree, industry experience and a teaching qualification, or a willingness to work towards this. The successful candidate will have the proven ability to work within a team environment and experience of organising, managing and delivering learning opportunities in Performing Arts, in particular some skills in Acting and Musical Theatre (including singing) are essential.  As part of the role you will act as a personal tutor, taking responsibility for course management, tracking grades, employability skills and pastoral support. You will also be actively involved in the internal verification process and preparing the department for external verification.  You should also be eager to take a creative lead on a range of subject specific enrichment within the Performing Arts area, providing a range of performance opportunities for students as well as arranging trips and guest lecturers.  In addition as part of our student’s study programmes, they all study English and Maths, Some are re-taking GCSE/Functional Skills while others are supported to develop their literacy and numeracy skills through Extension studies. As such the successful applicant with be required to take an active part in supporting the students English and Maths studies through the embedding of literacy and numeracy skills in Performing arts lessons, tracking and supporting their progress in English and Maths discreet lessons and developing and supporting extension studies activities for students.  We are fully committed to our Performing Arts provision and have dedicated areas including a fully equipped professional Theatre and dance studio.  If you’re ready to join a College that has the resources to develop the talents of both students and staff email us now on recruitment@cwc.ac.uk, or call us on 020 7258 2938 (24 hour voicemail) for an information pack and application form. Alternatively, write to the HR Department, City of Westminster College, 25 Paddington Green, London W2 1NB