Lecturer A - FE Electrical Engineering

Lecturer A – FE Electrical Engineering - Full Time and Part Time hours available

Continually striving for excellence and a strong Grade 2  College, Wigan & Leigh College is well underway  on its journey to become Outstanding.  With over 9,500 students and a turnover of £30m, the College is in a strong position to continue to move forward and grow.

The College has distinct ambitions to expand its choice of programmes and support the economic transformation of Wigan and the surrounding areas.  As a growing College, we are in a strong position to continue to invest in our campuses with the development of state of the art facilities.

The College has created a community that encourages all students to enhance their learning through wider opportunities and support services; to maximise their achievements and secure progression onto further study, apprenticeships and employment.

Wigan and Leigh College are looking to recruit to its successful Engineering department, based at its Centre of Engineering Excellence, Pagefield Campus. We are seeking an experienced lecturer who can deliver a range of Mechanical Engineering courses from BTec level 3 to L6 BEng (Hons) degrees

Consideration and appropriate professional development would also be given to innovative and creative engineers who possess excellent industry experience and knowledge who are considering a career change.

The successful candidate will be required to further enhance our suite of technical modules to include the delivery of some of the following units. Product Design and Manufacture, PLC’s, Measure and Test, Electronic Circuit Board Design and Manufacture, 3 Phase Motors, Communications, Digital & Analogue Electronics, Automation & Robotics, Power  plus Mechatronics The successful candidate will be joining a well established section, with dedicated professionals, a proven track record of success, record student recruitment in both FE and HE plus a robust growth strategy.

You will work within the Engineering team and will support in the development of courses, teaching and departmental VLE and online resources. You will be integral to the assessment and support of both full and part time students to ensure the continued high quality of the electrical engineering provision within the department.

The College reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date. 

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. To comply with legislation, you are required to obtain a DBS check for your role. We will be asking Protocol National Ltd/Esafeguarding Ltd to undertake this process on our behalf.

Wigan and Leigh college is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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