Sessional Lecturer - British Sign Language

South Thames College are seeking a Sessional Lecturer to teach adult learners across different levels to ensure that they are able to achieve success in their British Sign Language (BSL) courses.

Delivering varied and effective teaching and learning BSL sessions in which all members of the group are respected and able to participate, you'll develop course objectives using effective course and lesson plans designed to monitor learners' progress and prepare course plans in accordance with any external or College set syllabuses and deliver the agreed learning outcomes by the end of the course.

We'd like you to hold a teaching qualification, have experience of teaching BSL courses to adults and hold a qualification or demonstrable experience in a professional background in the field of BSL. You'll have a good level of computer literacy able to compile quality folders online, prepare & develop materials and assessments for the program and the ability to produce and present reports to a variety of audiences (registers, lesson plan, scheme of work, student's profile).

You'll be committed to establishing and maintaining good working relations with colleagues and students, safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and to the provision of a quality service and the implementation of quality improvements

You must be able to work 2-4 hours per week either in the morning or the evening once per week at our venues at Tooting or Wandsworth.

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 achieve and progress.

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 pro-rated for part time staff.

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.