Hourly Paid Lecturer in English (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33.77 to £40.17 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | From £33.77 (unqualified) - £40.17 (qualified Level 5 teaching and above) per hour. Depending on qualifications and expertise. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2026 |
| Location: | Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West Herts College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3283W |
Summary
The West Herts College Group are currently seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and experienced hourly paid English lecturer to work as part of the College’s dedicated English team.
The successful candidate will be involved in delivering, developing, and preparing Stepping Stones and GCSE English.
Ideally, you will have considerable experience of teaching English with the ability to be creative and adaptable in your approaches to delivery to support the learning of students at varying levels.
In addition to teaching, your role will involve both individual and team support to vocational staff that will need assistance with embedding English into their vocational courses.
You will be required to support the diagnostic process and have the knowledge to work with students at a variety of levels. This includes contributing to the quality process by providing evidence of outstanding and innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and individual learning plans.
If you have the excellent teaching skills and subject knowledge required to be successful in this role, we would like to hear from you.
The closing date for applications is Monday 6th April 2026. This role is fixed term and based at our Watford and Hemel Hempstead campuses.
You’ll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you’ll be encouraged to upskill.
We have a free on-site gym at our Watford Campus, and you can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas and early finishes on a Friday.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact a member of the Human Resources team who will be happy to help. WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for a role please contact us.
The successful candidate will be involved in delivering, developing, and preparing Stepping Stones and GCSE English.
Ideally, you will have considerable experience of teaching English with the ability to be creative and adaptable in your approaches to delivery to support the learning of students at varying levels.
In addition to teaching, your role will involve both individual and team support to vocational staff that will need assistance with embedding English into their vocational courses.
You will be required to support the diagnostic process and have the knowledge to work with students at a variety of levels. This includes contributing to the quality process by providing evidence of outstanding and innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and individual learning plans.
If you have the excellent teaching skills and subject knowledge required to be successful in this role, we would like to hear from you.
The closing date for applications is Monday 6th April 2026. This role is fixed term and based at our Watford and Hemel Hempstead campuses.
You’ll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you’ll be encouraged to upskill.
We have a free on-site gym at our Watford Campus, and you can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas and early finishes on a Friday.
If you have any questions or queries, please contact a member of the Human Resources team who will be happy to help. WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for a role please contact us.
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