Lecturer in Maths

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001129
Location: Stroud
FTE Salary: up to £38,718.00 (Salary is dependent on qualification and experience)
Actual Salary: up to £23,544.73
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time
Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week (0.6 contract)

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Academic roles benefit significantly by their access to the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS), with a generous employer contribution of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 39 days academic plus additional college agreed inset development days and 6 self-elected development days (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

We are looking for a passionate teacher who has expertise in delivering Functional Skills and GCSE Maths resit.  

The successful candidate will join Academic department with like-minded professionals who care deeply about the students Numerical and Mathematical development.   

The ideal candidate should be willing to be part of the college’s committed drive to offer a mastery curriculum, promoting adaptive teaching with a focus on improving students’ Mathematical resilience.   

To support the successful member of staff, there is a highly effective college CPD programme (including regular external subject specific training) in place that promotes mastery approaches to delivering functional skills and GCSE resit, the development of digital skills as well as teaching and learning and assessment; in addition to this, candidates are encouraged to undertake additional external CPD funded by the college. 

Some other key responsibilities include the following: 

• To support students in achieving their goals and qualifications in an agreed range of settings. 
• To work collaboratively with teaching staff and other services to support learner progress and achievement  
• To use the restorative approach when working with learners. 
• To promote equality and diversity. 
• To work closely with the Cross-College Maths Team, Learning Area Manager, and Tutors to identify ongoing support needs of our identified learners in the college environment. 
• Attend team meetings, curriculum meetings, tutorials and review meetings where appropriate. 
• Complete and submit compulsory documentation in a timely manner. 
• To update systems and effectively contribute to student logs about academic progress and particular needs. 
• To be a positive role model for all staff and students. 

The post requires experience working with learners in an educational setting (or equivalent) to meet academic and pastoral needs. The postholder should be willing to undertake CPD (Continued Professional Development) to upskill their knowledge and ascertain suitable strategies for support. 

Please apply online by: Monday 2^nd September 2024

Expected Interview Date: w/c 9^th September 2024

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.