Location: Buckinghamshire (with excellent transport links)
Hours: Part-time (26 hours per week)
Salary/Benefits: Highly competitive, including Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)
Looking for a rewarding part-time role in education?
A leading Further Education college group is seeking a Part-Time Lecturer in Childcare. You will inspire the next generation for careers in Early Years and Primary Education, supporting their journey into employment or university. Industry experience is essential, as you will lead and deliver our T-Level in Childcare programme.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver Excellence: Plan and deliver high-quality teaching, using your up-to-date vocational knowledge to develop students' employability, life, and learning skills.
Inspire Learners: Motivate and raise the aspirations of students through your own enthusiasm and subject expertise.
Support Growth: Help students take responsibility for their own learning by setting goals that stretch and challenge them.
Manage Classrooms: Promote positive student behaviour and foster an engaging, inclusive learning environment.
What We Are Looking For
Robust industry experience within the Childcare, Early Years, or Education sector.
An unwavering passion for learning and supporting students to achieve their full potential.
An innovative approach to teaching, including a comfort with digital tools to enhance student engagement.
No teaching qualification? No problem. (See "Taking Teaching Further" below).
Why Join Us?
We are a leading, skills-based Further Education provider supporting over 5,000 learners each year. We pride ourselves on being a flexible, accommodating employer committed to staff wellbeing and professional growth.
Our employee benefits include:
Pension Scheme: Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS).
Generous Annual Leave: Excellent holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays and an additional leave purchase scheme.
Professional Development: Access to free training, continuous professional development (CPD), and a bespoke intensive induction/probation package.
Wellbeing Support: 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a dedicated flexible working policy.
Lifestyle Perks: Cycle to work scheme, local business corporate discounts, and discounts on onsite commercial services (including nursery and salon facilities).
Taking Teaching Further: Transition from Industry to Education
We actively support industry professionals looking to make the leap into teaching. If you have the industry expertise but lack a teaching qualification, we will support you to learn 'on the job'. You will receive full support to achieve qualified teacher status, beginning with enrolment onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training, with the opportunity to progress to the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training. This is a fantastic, fully funded way to gain a recognised teaching qualification while in employment.
Important Notice
Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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