Lecturer in Travel and Tourism

Job description

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 14 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (2 days per week Monday and Tuesdays)
• Maternity Cover until 1 st September 2025
• FTE Salary: £27,612 per annum - £39,173 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience
• Actual Salary £11,044 per annum - £15,669 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

As the region's leading educator in Travel and Tourism, a career at West Suffolk College can offer more than just a job. Part of the Eastern Education Group we have plenty of exciting opportunities for development.

We are recruiting an innovative professional who is passionate about teaching Level 2 and 3 Travel and Tourism and Cabin Crew. We are looking to recruit to our expanding team. Based in Bury St Edmunds. We are passionate about what we do and would welcome all new talent with open arms and support. You can train as you teach if you have the right experience in this area.

What's it like to work with us? Ultimately, it's our students, people and teams that make us an employer of choice. At West Suffolk College, we care about you as an individual. We are a place where talent thrives and gives you the autonomy to be the master of your own path. We are supportive and collaborative, giving you the opportunity to learn, ask questions and work with different people throughout the business. We are one great team, and we celebrate successes as an individual and as a collective with our teams.

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 12 th July 2024

Interviews: Shortly thereafter

We are an equal opportunities em ployer 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.