Lecturer - Childcare and Early Years

We are looking for a hard-working and passionate individual from the Early Years or Childcare sector to join our lecturing team. As a professional Lecturer you will be required to undertake formal scheduled teaching duties as follows: teaching, tutorials, and student assessment. The Childcare and Early Years section of our department includes a range of qualifications from level 1 to level 6, and students range from the age of 16 to mature learners. This post will involve teaching across a range of programmes within the department which will currently include: Level 3 Early Years Workforce, Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship, Level 2 Early Years Practitioner & some teaching on our Access to Higher Education course. This role will involve teaching some of our evening cohorts.

Successful candidates may be able to apply for a recruitment and retention payment through the Department for Education, Targeted Retention Incentive. providing they are within their first five years of teaching within Further Education. For the 2024 to 2025 academic year, the targeted retention incentive payment ranges from £2,000 to £6,000. Please see the following for more information: Targeted retention incentive payments for FE teachers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College's status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
Teacher's Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
Hybrid and flexible working patterns;
Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
Employee Assistance Programmes;
Access to Blue Light Card membership;
Discounted travel schemes.