Lecturer (Outdoors Activities)

[R21 Education]

Lecturer (Outdoors Activities)

Salary is £9,151 to £16,418 plus £924 LW.

 

Peripatetic between centres at Enfield, Crystal Palace, and Gunnersbury Park.

18 hours a week, 2.5 days per week. The days to be worked each week will be discussed at the interviews.

 

Our client requires a Lecturer (Outdoor Activities) to contribute to the teaching programme of the College to include its centres across London as appropriate in liaison with College staff.

 

About the College

Capel Manor College in Greater London, is a vocational college delivering Arboriculture and Countryside, Animal Care and Saddlery, Floristry and Balloon Artistry, Garden Design and Horticulture.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Participate in the teaching, administration and assessment of the outdoor activities and potentially arboriculture and countryside courses offered by the College (to include all its centres as appropriate) and assisting with the Quality Assurance (QA) process.

• Assist in the resourcing and preparation of necessary materials required for course delivery.

• Liaise with internal staff with regard to the provision of practical student activities.

• Undertake course administration and prepare course reports and statistics as required by the College as part of the quality assurance programme and maintain student records and course files.

• Participate in the development, organisation and delivery of new educational and curricular initiatives undertaken by the College as appropriate.

• Supporting curriculum planning, development and support within the School.

• Be responsible for ensuring that the health and safety of students and staff is maintained at all times.

• Liaise, develop and consolidate contacts with industry, work experience providers, applicable welfare organisations and other external organisations as appropriate.

• Actively participate in the student recruitment/enrolment process for courses liaising with Admissions, Exams and MIS as required and where appropriate, assist in promotion evenings, open weekend activities and other exhibitions.

• Work within prescribed budgets as far as equipment and materials are concerned.

• Prepare a work schedule for students and co-ordinate all assessment procedures.

• Maintain an up-to-date catalogue of schemes of work and lesson plans for each course.

• Counsel and provide personal tutorship as required throughout the courses.

• Liaise as necessary with the appropriate Course Manager concerning individual student progress and development. Work with colleagues as a member of appropriate course teams.

• Ensure student discipline in all academic situations and report as necessary to the appropriate Course Manager in the first instance.

• Attend meetings as directed and produce reports as may be required.

• Assist students in finding suitable employment.

• As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake other duties of a similar nature relevant to the promotion of the work of the College as can be reasonably required by the Deputy Head and/or Head of School – Arboriculture and Countryside.

 

 

Experience/special knowledge/job requirements

 

• Proven experience of motivating people

• Relevant Level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent (sports and fitness, outdoor activities)

• Ability to teach and lead groups

• Teaching qualification (or working towards)

• In-depth knowledge of the curriculum specialism:

• Outdoor Activities and Sports and Fitness

• Familiarity with Information Learning Technology applications

• Well organised and able to manage and organise self and others effectively to meet deadlines

• Excellent administrative skills

• Ability to work on own initiative within agreed strategic guidelines

• High degree of personal presentation and customer care skills

• An understanding of and commitment to Diversity & Equality as it applies to a supportive service and in the workplace.

• An understanding of safeguarding and a commitment to creating a safe learning environment

• Flexibility, responsiveness and commitment to the area of work and inclusive and comprehensive educational provision.

• A clean driving licence with category D1/E1

 

 

Hours: 18 hours a week, 2.5 days per week. The days to be worked each week will be discussed at the interviews.

 

Start date ASAP

 

Closing date 3.6.13

 

This post is subject to enhanced disclosure.

 

Capel Manor College aims to employ a workforce which reflects the community it serves. Therefore applications from minority groups are welcomed. The College is a Two Ticks Employer (Positive About Disabled People) and therefore where applicants indicate they have a disability and meet the essential criteria in the person specification, they will be short-listed for interview.

 

Capel Manor College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

 

It is anticipated that candidates who progress from the application stage will be asked to attend the College for an interview within three weeks of the closing date. Therefore, if you do not hear from the College within that time you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

 

To apply, in the first instance, please send a copy of your CV along with covering letter to: [email protected] Please note, if you are successful in the selection process you will be required to complete a College application form before the advertised close date. A CV will not be accepted on its own.