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Lecturer in Health and Social Care and Early Years
| Posting date: | 10 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,837 to £44,149 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2025 |
| Location: | Isleworth, West London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West Thames College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you passionate about teaching Health and Social Care? Are you enthusiastic about inspiring and motivating students to fulfil their potential? Do you want to be part of an Outstanding college which offers comprehensive professional development and training opportunities for staff? If so, this is an exciting opportunity for a Health and Social Care Lecturer to join a vibrant, diverse, inclusive and forward-looking college.
We have a reputation for providing Outstanding quality of education and support for all learners, and are seeking to recruit a high-quality Lecturer in Health and Social Care to teach learners aged from 16 - 18 and adults.
West Thames College is one of the most exciting and successful colleges of further and higher education in London and our vibrant campuses in Isleworth and Feltham have some of the best facilities in the country.
We have a reputation for giving excellent support to our diverse student population. Staff are well supported within a culture of continuous professional development and are encouraged to take on new and more senior roles within the college. Facilities across our campuses in Isleworth and Feltham are state-of-the art with good public transport links and free staff parking.
We are a values-based and highly inclusive college, serving a vibrant and diverse area, and making a positive contribution to wider social and economic agendas. We offer courses from pre-entry through to Higher Education, Apprenticeship and Traineeship programmes to meet the skills needs of our students aged 14 upwards.
At West Thames College we are committed to safeguarding our students. The safety of students continues to be a primary focus. We practice safe staff recruitment and check the suitability of staff and volunteers that work with young students or vulnerable adults. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The purpose of the post is: to teach on Health and Social Care, Early Years and related courses. There may be the possibility of teaching on Access to HE courses.
Full details of the post can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification:
Please study the items in this person specification carefully and when completing your
application form try to describe your knowledge, skills and experience in terms of those
particular items:
1. Possess a degree level qualification relevant to Health and Social Care and Nursing
knowledge.
2. Have relevant experience/qualification in Health and Social Care (all levels), Nursing
and/or Midwifery. Be willing to teach in a related area.
3. Show commitment and be able to provide evidence of continuous professional
development and demonstrate its impact on teaching and learning.
4. Possess appropriate IT skills relevant to the post that relates to the delivery of
lessons and to the day to day work needs.
5. Have a teaching qualification or be willing to obtain one within an agreed timescale.
6. Have a minimum of 2 years experience of teaching/training in Health and Social
Care. Experience of delivery on T level Programmes in Health and or Early
Years would be desirable
7. A minimum of 2 years’ experience of teaching/training Access programmes/HE
nursing programmes in further education, would be desirable.
8. Possess excellent communication skills.
9. Be able to work to deadlines or re-negotiate them when necessary.
10. Be a keen team player collaborating with other team members including the
curriculum team leader and be supportive of colleagues at all times.
11. Be flexible and proactive in ensuring that team objectives are met.
12. Possess a Literacy and Numeracy qualification at Level 2
13. To have effective strategies that manages behaviour within the class.
14. To have up to date industry knowledge about current initiatives and legislations
related to the Health and Care and Early Years Sectors.
15. To have updated knowledge on the Education Inspection Framework in relation to
the delivery of lessons for the individual learners.
16. Possess the Training, Assessment & Quality Assurance (TAQA) qualifications for
assessors and verifiers or be committed to attaining these awards.
17. Have an awareness and understanding of Safeguarding, Prevent and how to embed
these into the curriculum
18. Have an awareness and understanding of equal opportunities
We have a reputation for providing Outstanding quality of education and support for all learners, and are seeking to recruit a high-quality Lecturer in Health and Social Care to teach learners aged from 16 - 18 and adults.
West Thames College is one of the most exciting and successful colleges of further and higher education in London and our vibrant campuses in Isleworth and Feltham have some of the best facilities in the country.
We have a reputation for giving excellent support to our diverse student population. Staff are well supported within a culture of continuous professional development and are encouraged to take on new and more senior roles within the college. Facilities across our campuses in Isleworth and Feltham are state-of-the art with good public transport links and free staff parking.
We are a values-based and highly inclusive college, serving a vibrant and diverse area, and making a positive contribution to wider social and economic agendas. We offer courses from pre-entry through to Higher Education, Apprenticeship and Traineeship programmes to meet the skills needs of our students aged 14 upwards.
At West Thames College we are committed to safeguarding our students. The safety of students continues to be a primary focus. We practice safe staff recruitment and check the suitability of staff and volunteers that work with young students or vulnerable adults. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The purpose of the post is: to teach on Health and Social Care, Early Years and related courses. There may be the possibility of teaching on Access to HE courses.
Full details of the post can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification:
Please study the items in this person specification carefully and when completing your
application form try to describe your knowledge, skills and experience in terms of those
particular items:
1. Possess a degree level qualification relevant to Health and Social Care and Nursing
knowledge.
2. Have relevant experience/qualification in Health and Social Care (all levels), Nursing
and/or Midwifery. Be willing to teach in a related area.
3. Show commitment and be able to provide evidence of continuous professional
development and demonstrate its impact on teaching and learning.
4. Possess appropriate IT skills relevant to the post that relates to the delivery of
lessons and to the day to day work needs.
5. Have a teaching qualification or be willing to obtain one within an agreed timescale.
6. Have a minimum of 2 years experience of teaching/training in Health and Social
Care. Experience of delivery on T level Programmes in Health and or Early
Years would be desirable
7. A minimum of 2 years’ experience of teaching/training Access programmes/HE
nursing programmes in further education, would be desirable.
8. Possess excellent communication skills.
9. Be able to work to deadlines or re-negotiate them when necessary.
10. Be a keen team player collaborating with other team members including the
curriculum team leader and be supportive of colleagues at all times.
11. Be flexible and proactive in ensuring that team objectives are met.
12. Possess a Literacy and Numeracy qualification at Level 2
13. To have effective strategies that manages behaviour within the class.
14. To have up to date industry knowledge about current initiatives and legislations
related to the Health and Care and Early Years Sectors.
15. To have updated knowledge on the Education Inspection Framework in relation to
the delivery of lessons for the individual learners.
16. Possess the Training, Assessment & Quality Assurance (TAQA) qualifications for
assessors and verifiers or be committed to attaining these awards.
17. Have an awareness and understanding of Safeguarding, Prevent and how to embed
these into the curriculum
18. Have an awareness and understanding of equal opportunities
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