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Health & Social Care Lecturer

Job details
Posting date: 26 April 2024
Salary: £15,046 to £21,408 per year, pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 12 May 2024
Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Craven College
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: A660A

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Summary

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

Skipton has good transport links and is easily accessible from Burnley 19 miles, Bradford 18 miles, Keighley 10 miles and Harrogate 22 miles.

We are currently seeking to employ an inspirational and motivated Health & Social Care Lecturer, to teach a range of Health and Social Care and Early Years units from programmes within the School of Caring Professions.

The ideal candidate will develop and design appropriate learning materials for a variety of learners, act as Course Tutor or Programme Leader as required within the school, and provide support and guidance to students and staff, as necessary. You will also need to prepare, mark, assess and record students work as necessary to meet Quality Assurance and self-assessment requirements within deadlines.

Essential requirements:
• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant subject area;
• Current teaching qualification to Level 5: Diploma in Education and Training/PGCE/Cert Ed (or working towards), experienced Health Professionals will be considered without this but must be willing to undertake the L5 teaching qualification within 12 months of the commencing this role;
• Health or Allied Health professional qualification and experience: e.g. Nurse, Midwife, Mental Health Worker, Clinical Support Worker, Senior Care Worker/Trainer. The role will include teaching and assessing basic Clinical Knowledge, Skill, Behaviours;
• Qualified to Level 2 (GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent) in English and Maths;
• Recent relevant experience of teaching to a high standard in the FE sector, including 14-16 age range; and /or experience training staff/ students in their Health Setting;
• Good administrative skills with the ability to maintain accurate and relevant records in line with quality procedures;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills;
• Interest and understanding of current educational initiatives;
• Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet the needs of the College;
• Ability to motivate staff and work effectively as a team member;
• Ability to achieve consistently high standards under pressure;
• Willingness and ability to liaise effectively with external bodies and agencies;
• Willing to undertake professional development linked to the needs of the College;
• Computer literate.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website.

If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.

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