Lecturer of English (Functional Skills/GCSE)

•  West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds  
• Part Time -  23 hours per week – Permanent
• Salary: £26,025 - £30,741 per annum (pro rata for part-time working)

West Suffolk College is one of the country’s leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre. We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Lecturer in English at West Suffolk College. We are looking for someone who is vibrant, enthusiastic and dedicated to helping young people succeed.  

The successful candidate must be a motivated English teacher with experience of GCSE and Functional Skills delivery. You will create interesting and engaging resources that help to facilitate learning. You will routinely monitor student progress, ensuring students are developing their knowledge and skills.  

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees.  Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview. 

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance. 

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@wsc.ac.uk 

Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@wsc.ac.uk – if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.  

Closing Date: 8.00am on Monday 4th July 2022

Interviews:  Wednesday 6th July 2022

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.  For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website – www.wsc.ac.uk/privacy-and-terms