Lecturer in Digital & IT Skills

The Wandsworth campus of South Thames College are looking to appoint a Lecturer to join their Vocational and Technical Studies School. As our Lecturer in Digital & IT Skills, you will deliver outstanding quality teaching, learning, assessment and tutorial support to students to maximise achievement and continuous improvement. The role plays a key role in supporting the development of the curriculum with employer engagement and learner skills development.

We are looking for someone who holds a degree or relevant professional qualifications in an appropriate subject and has recent teaching experience in Digital & IT Skills in an FE College. You will show strong evidence of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and effective employer engagement in curriculum design and delivery. With a successful record of tutoring and supporting learners, setting and implementing target setting, monitoring and reviewing progress, you will have strong working knowledge of current framework for teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance.

Able to work under pressure and to strict validating body deadlines, you will be an effective verbal and written communicator in both group and interpersonal situations with the ability to use initiative, organise and prioritise.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that is due to be implemented imminently.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees' physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is to be pro-rated for part time staff.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.