Art & Design Lecturer

Job Purpose

The candidate appointed will join an innovated and dynamic team involved in the delivery through a range a of 16-18 full-time study programmes within the Directorate of Professional Service Industries. This includes the provision in Art and Design within the college. They will prepare and deliver teaching for a range of topics, provide advice and support students, acting as a Personal Tutor, conduct Internal Quality Assurance as well as related teacher administration duties.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Design, plan and implement effective and inclusive teaching and supporting learning activities.
• To provide high quality teaching, learning, assessment and internal moderation across a range of courses.
• Teach across a range of modules/units or within a subject area using appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods and technologies.
• Assess the work and progress of students and provide them with constructive feedback
• Contribute to the delivery, tracking and monitoring of key skill performance amongst cohorts of students in Art and Design.
• Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback.
• Contribute to outreach and/or widening participation activities within the school.
• Tutorship of students, giving appropriate support to enable students to achieve their academic, personal and vocational targets.
• Interviewing and giving guidance to potential students.
• Assisting students in their progression to either Higher Education or employment.
• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of courses, coordinating effectively with both staff and student.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications/training:

• A recognised teaching qualification e. PCET, PGCE or QCF Level 5 Diploma in Education
• Comprehensive understanding of the curriculum with subject specialism to at least Level 4
• Strong experience of delivering to 16+ age group with varied abilities in an educational setting
• Degree (or appropriate qualification)
• GCSE or Level 2 in Maths and English

Desirable qualifications/training:

• Internal Verifier Qualification
• Current training and CPD taken in the past 2-years relevant to the role and vocational area

Experience:

• Experience of planning and delivering in line with Ofsted requirements to at least “good”
• Ability to plan learning in line with Ofsted requirements
• Experience in teaching/assessing courses at a range of levels and providing high quality feedback and assessment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience meeting targets, KPI’s or deadlines
• Familiar with safeguarding and relevant procedures
• Working parents, families and external partners

Knowledge and Skills:

• Able to motivate and inspire people to achieve
• Passionate about the learning and skills agenda
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Comprehensive IT skills and E-Learning
• Excellent communications skills with people at all levels
• A team player who is hardworking and capable of working on own initiative
• Must have good organisational and time management skills
• Commitment to the College aims and ethos
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Ability to prioritise work to deadlines
• Ability to work flexibly as a member of the team
• Accurate record keeping