Aspire Lecturer

Role Information:

Reference: REQ001150
Location: Stroud Campus
FTE Salary: up to £38,718.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: £19,359.00
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time
Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week

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 contributions of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (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/

SGS have an exciting role for a Lecturer at our Stroud campus!

As part of a highly successful and growing department based at the Stroud Campus, you will work with Entry 3 (14-18year olds) students supporting them back into Education through a variety of enterprise training courses.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Teach and assess learners (Entry 3 14-18year olds) and their assignments/portfolios as required
• Work with learners to set academic targets and to review these throughout the year
• To implement College policies such as the behaviour policy and record any incidents
• Liaise with the Learner Support team, to communicate any issues or requirements that may arise, thus allowing timely intervention, support, adaptation or corrective action.
• To undertake all forms of pedagogic work which may include classroom teaching, tutorial work and associated outreach duties, residential, open and distance learning courses and student placements.
• To ensure the associated organisational and administrative work, preparation and marking is undertaken.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• GCSE English Language and Maths or Level 2
• Teaching qualification or willingness to achieve
• Recent and relevant industry experience
• IT Literate (especially proficient in the use of Excel and Word)

Please apply online by: Monday 14^th October 2024

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

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.