Our Social Science department are looking for a Lecturer & Programme Lead in A-Level, this is a new and exciting role for a growing college! We are seeking a passionate and experienced candidate to join and lead our dedicated team in shaping the future of our students and make a lasting impact with Macclesfield College!

The Role

The role of Programme Lead is to assist the Centre Principal with the operational day to day running of the area.

The post holder will be expected to teach an appropriate caseload (0.5) within the designated curriculum area of A Level (Social Sciences/Business).

The role of the Programme Lead is to be an ambassador for the college and to take the strategic lead for your designated curriculum area.

As an integral member of the college's wider team you will be responsible for the operational management of your curriculum areas, the line-management of staff and will teach an appropriate caseload within the curriculum area.

This post may require some evening and weekend working to support College events including interview evenings and parents' evenings. Successful applicants will have previous experience in a similar role, ideally within an FE environment.

Main Duties

Plan teaching, learning and assessment for college programmes using the appropriate College format to ensure effective learning.

Deliver teaching and learning to an Outstanding standard to ensure learners achieve high success rates.

Assess accurately learners work both formatively and summatively against appropriate awarding body criteria to ensure learners achieve their qualifications.

Assess accurately learners work both formatively and summatively against appropriate awarding body criteria to ensure learners achieve their qualifications.

Comply with all College quality assurance procedures as prescribed by the Deputy Principal to ensure the achievement of all internal and external audits.

Use all appropriate resources effectively to ensure that the learners' experience results in positive learning outcomes and high professional standards.

To work with MIS to constantly monitor, amend and maintain correct information on Pro-solution.

Ensure that learner assessments are evenly spread across the academic year and that staff within your department are regularly and accurately marking learner work and providing feedback.

Does Macclesfield College sound like the perfect working environment for you?

For starters we offer the opportunity to work from home on a Friday to enhance your work life balance.

We are proud of our fantastic benefits, inclusive of:

• 48 days annual leave inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
• 2 weeks additional leave at Christmas closedown (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Teachers' Pension Scheme • Real Living Wage Employer
• Family friendly policy
• Free secure campus parking and excellent transport links
• Long Service Recognition and Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health
• Onsite staff counsellor to support our mental health strategy.
• Investment in our employees Continuous Professional Development at the College with a comprehensive timetable of training and development alongside coaching and mentoring from our experienced Quality team.
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to work
• Good for ME, Good for FE – Volunteering, Fundraising
• Discounted gym membership, and hair and beauty treatments
• Onsite Starbucks café

Pre-employment Screening

All posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide; - Evidence of your right to work in the UK. - Proof of Identity. - A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period. - Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustments.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.