Carpentry Lecturer

Summary of Main Purpose of Role:

The post holder will teach and train learners on a range of Carpentry courses from entry level to level 3. As an employee within the company, all employees are required to promote, uphold and demonstrate through personal example, our values and behaviours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a member of course teams responsible for the effective and efficient organisation and delivery of high-quality training programmes.
• Undertake a range of administration and programme leadership duties together with teaching duties.
• Proactively contribute to curriculum and self-development (including professional development and industrial upskilling) aligned to current and future training programs.
• Demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviours of the organisation.

• Duties undertaken by the postholder include being the lead academic/teacher for a designated course(s) and/or course tutor to designated courses and groups of students.  These duties will extend to (but are not limited to) responsibility for:

• Identification and assessment of students’ needs and progress
• Plan, design and develop high quality learning programmes and sessions that drive student progress.
• Deliver high quality learning and teaching programmes and activities that underpin positive outcomes for students.
• Design and implement innovative assessment strategies to assess learning and students’ achievements.
• Provide high quality feedback to students to drive improvement
• Undertake assessment, verification and self-assessment processes in line with agreed Departmental Quality procedures.
• Monitor the quality performance of the programme(s), making timely and effective interventions to ensure positive impact for students.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with employers, parents / carers to promote the work of the company and the progress of students
• Lead programme teaching team(s) to deliver a high-quality experience that meets quality and curriculum KPIs and positive student outcomes.
• Ensure the effective recruitment, attendance, retention, achievement, progression and destinations of students.
• Support recruitment and marketing activities.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve the quality and effectiveness of personal practice and that of learning programmes and sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

• Qualified to Level 3 in an industry-recognised standard in the subject area.
• Hold Assessor awards in a Carpentry specific discipline.
• Hold a Post-16 Teaching Qualification (Diploma in Education and Training (DET) or equivalent, e.g. Cert Ed. DTTLS, Foundation Degree, etc., or, PGCE) *Note* Teacher training will be offered for suitable applicants.
• Commitment to continuous professional development / industrial upskilling (which can be evidenced).
• English and maths at Level 2 (GSCE / O Level, Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent upon appointment.
• Experience of effective programme leadership in FE, HE and / or apprenticeships.
• Proven track record of successful teaching and assessment and contributing to curriculum design.
• Experience of utilising learning technologies, ILP’s, tracking processes and monitoring systems to support and track learners to progress and achieve.
• Proven track record of relevant professional / vocational expertise.
• Planning and delivering tutorials that meet learners’ pastoral and academic needs and effectively support their progress.

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to lead courses, deliver KPIs, implement change / support development and improve the student experience.
• A commitment to reflective practice, professional development and performance improvement.
• Good administration and organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written to ensure effective management of programmes, learners and teaching resources.
• Appropriate IT and data interpretation skills to enable the effective use of company reporting and tracking systems.
• Ability to manage workload of self and ability to work to tight timescale.

Attributes / Other Requirements

• Our client and its associated divisions are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
• Reliable and enthusiastic with the ability to work flexibly and with initiative to solve problems.
• Good administrative abilities, organisation, written and oral communication skills and                                                                     effective teamwork                                                                                        
• Demonstrate our values and behaviours and actively contribute to building the externally facing reputation.
• Able to obtain a satisfactory DBS clearance.

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