Lecturer in Engineering

Job description

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds - cross site work required
• 35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £27,612 per annum - £39,173 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Additional £3,000 Joining Bonus!*
• Employee Referral Bonus Scheme

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lecturer in Engineering to join our vibrant academic team.

This role is ideal for a passionate educator with a strong background in Electrical Engineering, who is eager to make a significant impact on our students' learning journey. You will be involved in delivering high-quality education across FE and HE levels, including apprenticeship programs.

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 52 days per year + Bank Holidays
• Membership into Teachers Pension Scheme
• Access to discounted benefits platform
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company Events

• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities available

West Suffolk College is one of the country's leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre . We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 8.00am on Friday 19th July 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 22nd July 2024

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.

* This will be paid as £1,500 at the end of first month of employment and £1,500 after six months completed service. The entire sum will be repayable if you leave within the first two years of service. This only applies to direct applicants and not to those staff who come through an agency. Internal college policy applies