Lecturer – Business

Permanent, Part Time (0.5)

The School of Vocational and Technical Studies (VTS) at South Thames College are looking to appoint an experienced Business Lecturer to ensure that current and future students receive a first-class experience that enables them to progress and attain their qualifications at high levels and to develop long-lasting learning and employability skills

You’ll develop, initiate, promote and sustain innovative and quality improvement intervention strategies and play a key role in supporting the development of the curriculum with employer engagement and learner skills development.

As our Lecturer, we’d like you to hold a degree or relevant professional qualification in an appropriate subject, hold a teaching qualification (or willing to work towards) and have recent teaching experience in Business in an FE College. With strong working knowledge of current framework for teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance, you’ll have a successful record of tutoring and supporting learners and of setting and implementing target setting, monitoring and reviewing progress.

You’ll have strong evidence of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and of effective employer engagement in curriculum design and delivery with the ability to work under pressure and to strict validating body deadlines. Able to use initiative, organise and prioritise, you’ll be an effective verbal and written communicator in both group and interpersonal situations.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 1st May 2025. 

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is to be pro-rated for part time staff.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.