Casual Lecturer (Funded by Shared Prosperity Fund)

Casual Lecturer (Funded by Shared Prosperity Fund)
Department: Projects

Employment Type: Zero Hours

Location: To be confirmed

Reporting To: Innovation Manager

Compensation: £21.49 - £39.30 / hour

DescriptionThe Colleges Business Development unit has been awarded the contract to deliver Carmarthenshire's Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver Care and associated skills to adults and employees within our region.

The post provides an exciting and challenging opportunity for a pro-active and innovative teacher to play a major role in the delivery of care skill, training and qualifications at multi-site locations within Carmarthenshire that the Skills 24 project will deliver from.

The role is key to the successful delivery of our project targets and will support and monitor the outreach activity of community tutors, engaging with adults and developing skills.

Through this engaging and community focused environment, Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion will be at the heart of developing new skills and supporting those that want to improve existing skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake the teaching, assessment and co-ordination of programmes of study leading to qualifications/certification within a minimum of one of the following areas:

Numeracy skills (Agored Cymru Certificated)

GCSE Maths

Essential skills in Numeracy (Levels E3 to 2)

Essential skills in Communication (Levels E3 to 1)

Care Skills (Agored Cymru Certificated)

Social Care Skills (Agored Cymru Certificated)

First Aid (Highfield Qualification)

Health and Safety Qualifications (Highfield Qualifications)

Wellbeing (Various awarding bodies)

Mental Health (Highfield Qualifications)

Train the Trainer (Various)

Retrofit (NOCN)

Green Skills / Net Zero (Various)

Certificate in Environmental Management (IEMA)

• Deliver bespoke learning with an innovative approach to engage with hard to reach adults within the community
• Liaise closely with the project coordinator to be reactive with delivery models to meet individual needs
• Contribute to project meetings feeding back progress and issues that arise
• Support with marketing and recruitment as required
• Liaising with Technical Support and/or Instructor/Demonstrators to ensure an effective and high quality resources are produced and shared with the wider team
• Develop a supportive environment that create a unique learner experience for the hardest to reach of our community
• Inspire and support successful candidate with progression on ‘train the trainer' programmes as required

Skills Knowledge and ExpertiseEssential Criteria:

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification
• GCSE English and Mathematics at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
• Documented evidence of appropriate Professional Development
• Good literacy and numeracy skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels both orally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to work harmoniously with learners and colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Desirable Criteria:

• Teaching qualification
• Relevant teaching experience
• Experience of working within the care sector
• A good understanding of relevant issues in post 16 education
• A proven track record of high levels of learner attainment
• Awareness of key performance indicators
• Evidence of innovative teaching and learning activities
• Evidence of effective tracking and monitoring of learner performance
• Experience of actively participating in the pastoral care of young people
• Sound understanding of digital literacy

Welsh Language Requirements:

• Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 1-4
• Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 1-4

See detailed language descriptions attached.

Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Benefits

• You will receive 46 days holiday, plus bank holidays and five closure days which totals at 59 days holiday per year.
• Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 23.68%.
• Award-winning professional learning and development programme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• Online and instore retail discounts