English Lecturer
Hertford Regional College
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,650 - £32,700 pro rata per annum based on qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2017
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you be able to inspire our learners?
Hertford Regional College is seeking an English lecturer who is passionate about their subject and who have a proven track record in delivering GCSE programmes. We have a wide range of flexible working opportunities for either full time, part time or hourly paid roles.
The role
As a lecturer in English you will be teaching a range of learners, focusing on GCSE English. You will work collaboratively cross college to increase learners’ success in English and in their chosen vocations.
Ideal candidates will already be using a variety of different, innovative and engaging teaching techniques, and will be able to inspire trust and confidence in the students enabling them to succeed.
Who are we looking for?
Shortlisted applicants will be enthusiastic, qualified teachers, with experience of teaching English GCSE and Functional Skills Level 2. They will hold a full teaching qualification (PGCE, DTLLS, DET or equivalent) and will be educated to degree level in English. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in teaching in an FE or HE environment and demonstrable success in raising the standards within English.
The College
Hertford Regional College is a vibrant further education college with ambitious targets teaching over 9,000 students across two campuses.
We can offer you free parking, a defined benefit Pension scheme, on site refectory with subsided coffee outlet, a gym and access to state of the art facilities for staff and learners. As a member of our team you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, promoting wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle.
Hertford Regional College wants to attract and retain talented staff to develop and continue their careers with us. With this in mind we are currently offering a Golden Hello scheme for these roles. The College will pay newly appointed English lecturers a Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000*. To be eligible for this payment you need to hold:
· Full teaching qualification (PGCE, DTLLS, DET or equivalent)
· Degree in English
To find out more about HRC or to view the full job description and person specification, please visit our website: www.hrc.ac.uk
Please note
All candidates will receive either a notification to attend an interview or an email to advise that they have been unsuccessful. This will be sent to the email address supplied upon application.
Please ensure that you outline in the Supporting Statement how your Experience, Skills and Qualifications meet those outlined in the Person Specification; only candidates that fully outline the above will be selected for interview.
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of any vacancies when we have received a suitable number of applications from which to make a shortlist.
All positions are subject to a DBS check.
You must specify in your supporting statement whether you are applying for a full time, part time or hourly paid role and the hours that you are available.
Hours: 28.8 per week to be worked Tuesday - Friday
Salary: £25,650 - £32,700 pro rata per annum based on qualifications and experience
Annual Leave: A generous holiday entitlement of 42 days per annum plus all public and bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
Closing Date: Monday 4th December 2017
If you wish to contact us, please email hr@hrc.ac.uk
*terms and conditions apply
About Hertford Regional College
- Hertford Regional College
- Scotts Road, Ware
- Hertfordshire
- SG12 9JF
- United Kingdom
Hertford Regional College is the largest college in the area and offers the widest range of courses available.
Around 12,000 full or Part-time students chose to study at the College last year and although many of our students come from the immediate area, the reputation of the College also draws students from further afield.
During the year there are many different types of students studying at the College.
- Studying Full-time Further Education courses
- Studying Higher Education courses
- On day-release from their employers
- Attending college to gain qualifications to enable them to be better qualified at work
- Retraining for a new career
- Attending just because they want to learn
We are an Associate College of the University of Hertfordshire and have strong links with employers in the area. Our tutors are well qualified, often with current or recent experience of working in the subject they are teaching, and are focused on helping students to achieve success. Our success rates are above the national average for colleges.
There are opportunities to progress from “starter” courses to more advanced courses at either of the main College centres in Ware and Broxbourne or at other community centres. You can study Full-time or Part-time – during the day, in the evening and on Saturdays. The College provides just the right atmosphere to enable you to learn and study in an adult environment amongst others of your own age with the same interests and aspirations as yourself. College students in a recent Ofsted inspection praised the “friendly and supportive staff”.
The main College centres are in Ware and Broxbourne and there are also the smaller NextStep centres in Waltham Cross and Bishop's Stortford. Part-time courses are offered at these centres plus numerous other venues, such as schools and community centres, throughout Broxbourne and East Herts.
Amongst the top-class facilities you will find when you come to the College are:
- Well equipped Learning Resource Centres containing numerous books and periodicals, PCs and other learning tools
- Over 700 PCs around the College either in open plan workshops, learning areas, or classrooms
- A TV Studio
- Workshops and laboratories
- A refectory and shop offering drinks and snacks
- A large student centre
- A 40 seat licensed restaurant
- Specialist hairdressing and beauty therapy salons.
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