Mechanical Engineering Lecturer
Wigan and Leigh College
Wigan
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary up to £33,753 with more for an exceptional candidate (plus golden hello)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2017
Job overview
Join Wigan & Leigh College on our journey to outstanding
Proud to be a Grade 2 College, Wigan & Leigh College is now embarking on its journey to become Outstanding. With over 6,500 students and a turnover of £26m, 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 services to meet the needs of the local community and support the economic transformation of Wigan and surrounding areas.
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 and employment.
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Proud to be a Grade 2 College - join us on our journey to Outstanding
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Wigan & Leigh College are looking to recruit to its successful Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering lecturing posts with salaries up to £33,753 (more for exceptional candidates). The College also offers career progression opportunities.
The Engineering Department at Wigan & Leigh College has continued to grow and is based at our Engineering Centre of Excellence within the Pagefield Campus, which enjoys state of the art industry recognised equipment and resources across all our engineering disciplines.
We are looking to recruit innovative and creative engineers who possess excellent industry experience and knowledge. Our Engineering Division delivers both full and part-time courses from Level 1 to Level 7 plus professional updates to meet employer needs.
We are looking for Mechanical Engineering Lecturers with the ability to deliver education and training over a range of levels and awarding bodies from Level 1 to Levels 3 for both full-time learners and day release apprenticeship programmes.
Candidates that possess assessor and IV qualifications are desirable, although not essential, as the department actively promotes the professional development of all its staff. We are looking to recruit Mechanical Engineering Lecturers who can teach across a range of subject areas and levels especially EAL PEO L2 and EAL L3 Diploma in Engineering Technologies.
The successful candidates must have experience of delivering both workshop and classroom based units, including portfolio development, the units will include, L2 PEO mandatory units, fitting, turning and engineering maintenance units plus at L3 Communications, Health and Safety, Organisation and Efficiency and Advanced Turning.
An understanding of both L2/L3 NVQ and Technical Certificates would be an advantage. Wigan & Leigh College’s philosophy is to deliver outstanding teaching and high levels of achievement and ensure that our students are fully prepared for the world of work and returning learners are updated in line with industry requirements.
The College reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.
The post will attract a Golden Hello for more information please contact HR on 01942 761554.
Attached documents
About Wigan and Leigh College
- Wigan and Leigh College
- PO Box 53, Parson's Walk, Wigan
- Lancashire
- WN1 1RS
- United Kingdom
Wigan and Leigh College is a further education college in Wigan, Greater Manchester, which has been providing education and training locally for more than 150 years. It employs around 1,000 staff and has a student roll of about 17,000. Further education students can choose the A-level professional honours programme or vocational qualifications such as BTECs. An expanding higher education portfolio of foundation degrees, top-up degrees, higher nationals and certificates is available to adult students of all ages, both full-time and part-time.
Wigan and Leigh College operates from several sites across the borough: the Parson’s Walk Centre, School for the Arts and Pagefield Centre are in Wigan, close to the town centre. The Image Centre and Leigh College are close to the town centre of Leigh.
Principal
Anna Dawe
Values and vision
Wigan and Leigh College aims to be a beacon of educational excellence, transforming the lives of the individuals and communities it serves. Teaching and learning is at the heart of the college’s ethos. Equality and diversity are highly valued. The college and its students work in partnership with others to maximise the contribution made to local, regional and national economic development.
Ofsted report
“Teachers engage enthusiastically in the development of their teaching skills and readily share good practice among themselves. Staff support learners with high needs exceptionally well so that they are included fully in the life of the college and develop good independent living skills.”
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