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Sessional Lecturer in Digital

Loughborough College
Leicestershire
3 weeks ago
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We have an exciting opportunity for an engaging, innovative and dynamic Lecturer to teach across our Digital FE provision, on a sessional basis, in the new state-of-the-art Digital Skills Hub in Loughborough.

You will teach and assess across a range of community based Digital courses, employer and training focused professional Digital courses, Skill Boot camps and full-time study programme provision.

The successful candidate will deliver inspiring teaching and learning to ensure all students are supported to succeed through the delivery of high quality and challenging learning experiences. Progress will be monitored to ensure target grades are met and all learners achieve to the best of their ability.

Experience in an appropriate vocational industry setting or background is essential, as is a relevant degree or professional qualification. The ideal candidate will have significant experience teaching; however, we welcome candidates with no teaching experience, who aspire to teach.

You will possess excellent planning and administration skills and be able to work to deadlines. A knowledge of a range of teaching methodologies is essential, as is a range of technical knowledge and experience in programming, networking, and UX.

The College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are currently under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

A competitive pension scheme
On-site parking
Subsided nursery fees
Additional annual leave available
Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Safeguarding Statement

Loughborough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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