Lecturer in Policing and Public Services

Job description

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds

• 21 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, 1-year fixed-term contract
• Salary: £27,612 - £39,173 per annum (Actual salary: £16,567 - £23,503 per annum)

Public Services courses at the college offer students the opportunity to investigate the skills required to work within the sector, both on a practical and theoretical level. The successful candidate will be able to work with young people and be passionate about their learning journey. In this role you will need to be creative, innovative, and self-motivating to enable your students to succeed - from delivering fitness sessions to engaging lecturers. Previous experience working in a Uniformed Service is essential.

We would also welcome applications from candidates who do not have previous teaching experience, but have the necessary industry knowledge, along with the enthusiasm and transferable skills to support our students to succeed. You would join a hugely supportive organisation, where we value, support and facilitate your professional development. We would offer you the opportunity to achieve your teaching qualifications with us; the qualifications we offer include the Level 5 Diploma in Education (DET), which could ultimately lead to you achieving QTLS, which is a nationally recognised qualification.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role before applying, please feel free to contact Clare Fasey, Head of Policing and Public Services, [email protected]

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 Tuesday, 30 th July

Interviews: To be held on Monday, 5 th August

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.

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