Lecturer - Access to Education

Position: Variable Hours Lecturer - Access to Higher Education
Are you passionate about transforming lives through education? Do you have the knowledge and enthusiasm to inspire learners on their journey to university and beyond?

Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking to recruit a Lecturer - Access to Higher Education to deliver the Sociology component of our Access to Higher Education (HE) Programme. This is a variable hours position, working approximately 6.15 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with motivated learners who are preparing to progress to higher education and careers in a range of professional sectors.

The successful candidate will:

Inspire and motivate adult learners to achieve their academic and career aspirations, supporting successful progression to Higher Education and professional careers

Plan and develop engaging, high-quality teaching in subject areas required

Contribute to the College’s commitment to excellence by delivering innovative and effective teaching

Plan and deliver highly effective learning programmes for diverse and individual adult learners, ensuring they are stretched and challenged to reach their full potential

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group? We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible. Employee benefits include:

Pension scheme – TPS (Teacher Pension Scheme)
Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme

Access to free training & continuous professional developmentA bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support

Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing

Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

As a member of our team, you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!  If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

Taking Teaching Further The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation’s Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.  As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn ‘on the job’. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status.

Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment. Commitment to Safeguarding BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike;

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