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Lecturer - English (GCSE and Functional Skills), CLARUS EDUCATION
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Lecturer - English – GCSE and Functional Skills
36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Location: Harrow
Salary: £33,429 to £46,618 per annum including London Weighting
Teacher Training Provided!
Positions Available: Full time and Part time
Main Purpose of the Post
The main purpose of the job is to teach English, GCSE and/or Functional Skills, to students from a range of curriculum areas and to maximize their success.
Duties
Recruitment of Students
- Participate in open evenings and recruitment activities to ensure that potential applicants and students receive accurate information and guidance.
- Complete and contribute to the production of accurate information and fact sheets.
- Interview potential applicants and contribute to the College’s interviewing schedules.
- Contribute to the development, promotion, and delivery of the team’s marketing and recruitment strategies.
Induction and Support for Students
- Carry out student inductions and contribute to the design of induction programmes.
- Produce course handbooks.
- Carry out academic progress reviews, including the completion of necessary documents.
- Where appropriate, liaise with the College’s Attendance Co-ordinators to ensure the attendance, retention, and achievement of students.
- Understand and keep up-to-date with student support and learning support arrangements, ensuring students have full information and making appropriate referrals.
- Where appropriate, ensure that basic skills initial and diagnostic assessments are undertaken and that students receive effective learning support.
- Ensure that resources within your subject area are kept up-to-date and accessible to students and other staff in liaison with the curriculum managers and the College’s Learning Centres.
- Prepare students for employability, career progression, and/or further education and training.
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Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in English or related subject
- (or minimum of Level 3 qualification plus proven successful experience of teaching GCSE English for at least 2 years)
- English and Maths at GCSE Grade C/4 or willing to achieve, supported by the College
- Minimum Level 5 teaching qualification recognized by the FE sector (e.g. DET, PGCE), or willing to obtain this, supported by the College
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- Experience of teaching or tutoring GCSE and/or Functional Skills English
Other Skills
- The ability to engage and enthuse vocational learners aged 16-18
- Ability to manage challenging behavior of students effectively and engage reluctant learners
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- High standard of literacy
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good teaching practice
Additional Information
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
To apply for this opportunity, send your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.
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