Health and Social Care Lecturer

Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Teacher of Health and Social Care to join our Strodes College team on a fixed term contract until the end of the academic year working on a part-time 0.32 FTE basis.

Working days to be agreed with the Line Manager

Teacher of Health and Social Care

This part-time position is on a fixed term basis expected to last until the end of the academic year in July 2025 and involves 10 teaching hours per week.

As a teacher of Health and Social Care you will be responsible for delivering a teaching program on the Level 2 and 3 Health and Social Care curriculum. You will be also responsible for regularly assessing student progress, preparing progress reports, and providing accurate and timely data and information. Maintaining student morale and discipline both inside and outside the classroom, keeping up to date with curriculum development and assessment requirements, and working effectively within a team to devise and maintain teaching strategies is also very important. The post holder is also expected to contribute to the college's outreach and liaison work, participate in professional development, and promote the college's reputation.

To be successful, you should have an appropriate degree, an endorsed teaching qualification or a willingness to work towards it, and Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths. 

Experience in teaching BTEC Health & Social Care and providing pastoral support, preferably to students aged 16-18 is also required. 

The successful candidate should have knowledge of recent developments in the teaching of Health & Social Care, the ability to inspire students and deliver high-quality teaching and support, and possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, and IT skills.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at slough and Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

Our staff benefit from:

- Generous non-term time holiday entitlement

- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes

- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

- Free on-site parking at all sites

- Cycle to Work Scheme 

- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance

- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria 

- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our slough and Langley College site

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on 21st February 2025

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis*

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.