Watney College
Lecturer and Assessor - IT (in Artificial Intelligence)
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Watney College Lecturer & Assessor Position
Watney College is a growing independent college in East London committed to delivering high-quality further and higher education. We offer a range of professional and vocational qualifications accredited by recognised awarding bodies such as Nqual, ATHE and OTHM. We are working towards partnerships with UK universities and registration with the Office for Students (OfS), aiming to establish ourselves as a trusted higher education provider.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with the Programme Leader within their module specification and ensure high-quality lectures and learning are delivered to students in IT/AI.
- Prepare lecture materials with lesson plans, scheme of work and assessment materials according to the HEI/AB programme specification and deadlines.
- Carry out personal tutoring systems and report outcomes in the given format to the programme leader at the end of each week.
- Plan arrangements to conduct formative and summative assessment for students on time through assigned teaching modules and provide constructive feedback within the time frame provided.
- Assess the work submitted by learners, checking authenticity, validity and sufficiency of evidence produced against the relevant assessment criteria and learning outcomes.
- Provide timely, constructive and criterion-referenced feedback to learners to support improvement and progression.
- Participate in internal verification and quality assurance processes, including responding to Internal Verifier feedback and implementing agreed actions where required.
- Support the promotion and strengthening of the teaching, learning and assessment within the College campus.
- Assist with the Programme Leader and Head of Academic to carry out annual programme monitoring and review as per the partner HEI/FEC and QAA standards.
- Attend Programme Committee meetings regularly and work on follow up measures and decisions taken by the Programme Committee.
- Attend Standardisation meetings at different stages of assessment set by the College's Assessment and Progression Board.
- Maintain one's own Continuing Professional Development and attend internal and external training arranged by the Academic department.
- Provide feedback forms to students to complete and submit the completed forms to the College Oversight Board for monitoring and review.
- Provide full cooperation for all WC PSRBs visits – such as OfS, Pearson and UK HEI, UK FECs visits apart from usual lecture working hours.
- Assess the work submitted by learners, checking authenticity and sufficiency of evidence produced against the relevant criteria.
- Deal with the marking of late submissions, re-submissions and mitigating circumstances in line with UK HEI assessment practices and guidance.
- Any other academic duties assigned by the Programme Leader and the Head of Academic where necessary.
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Person Specification/Skills
- Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills in English.
- Appropriate skills, knowledge and aptitudes related to their relevant academic work.
- Undergraduate qualification in Computer Science and relevant training or knowledge in Artificial Intelligence and LLMs (preferable) according to the department they are assigned to.
- Completed and recognised assessor qualification (Level 3, 4 or 5).
- Related qualifications (must be in the next level of their teaching programme), education and training according to the discipline they work with, i.e. PCE, PGC in Education or Level 5 DET.
- Ability to assist with the programme leaders and lecturers and flexibility in terms of urgent accomplishment of certain works for QAA, AO, HEI and FEC visits.
- Good numeracy skills.
- No unspent criminal convictions as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Ability to travel and stay in other destinations (if required) for regular basis arrangements and for any urgent needs.
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Why Join Watney College?
- Be part of a growing and ambitious institution at a pivotal stage in its development.
- Opportunity to shape the college's future direction and impact student outcomes.
- Collaborative and inclusive working environment.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply online through the job application page on www.watneycollege.co.uk under the related job posting. Watney College is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners.
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