Lecturer in Psychology
Truro and Penwith College
Cornwall
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary will be based on a band in the range of: £24,586 - £36,508 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 6 March 2020
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Humanities and Social Sciences team. We are looking for a vibrant and committed personality who will combine a good honours degree in Psychology and teaching qualification with the ability to inspire students and staff. Most of the work for this post will be at A level. However, we also offer IB Psychology and have a thriving HE Psychology department.
Psychology is a popular and successful subject, with over 350 learners at A Level. We follow the AQA course and the team work very closely together, monitoring Exam Board changes, sharing and developing resources and supporting and sharing good practice through team development meetings. The department also provides thorough support to NQTs.
We are looking for someone who works with confidence with a wide variety of ability levels, who is a committed team member and who projects an enthusiasm for this subject.
Applicants should hold a degree or similar professional qualifications and a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one. As well as teaching, the successful candidate is likely to have responsibility for a tutor group.
Follow the link https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/work-for-us for an application pack and further details or contact us on 01872 267000.
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 6 March 2020
Interviews are likely to be held: Week Commencing 16 March 2020
Curriculum Vitae are not accepted, Application Forms only.
Successful candidates will be notified within 4 weeks of the closing date.
We offer a generous package with benefits including 37 days annual leave plus bank holidays and College closure days, teacher pension scheme, relocation package, free on-site parking and a variety of on-site benefits and discounts.
Truro and Penwith College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo a Criminal Record (DBS) check and past employment checks.
About Truro and Penwith College
Truro and Penwith College is one of the best tertiary colleges in the country for education and training. This further education college offers a diverse range of opportunities in Cornwall and achieved Grade 1 in every key category in a January 2007 Ofsted inspection report. Outstanding learner achievement on work based learning and employer facing provision was recognised through the re-accreditation of the Training Quality Standard in 2011.
The College has two main sites one in Truro and one in Penzance. The facilities and resources are second to none. Building on the best individual traditions of both centres, the merged Truro & Penwith College has a local and national reputation as an institution which is lively, innovative, demands high standards of its learners, but is also caring and supportive of individuals.
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