Hourly Paid Teacher in Acting (Industry Specialist)

Hourly Paid Teacher in Acting (Industry Specialist)

Ref: HP2425003

Hours: This role is based around 15 hours per week, however hourly paid contracts are variable and as such the hours can increase or decrease according to business needs

Salary: In the range of £23.98 - £28.21 per hour (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Curriculum Manager Performing Arts & Music

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The Performing Arts & Music team are an experienced, creative, resilient and student-centred group of staff working together as teachers, technicians, support staff and managers. We have a positive philosophy of creative inclusion, equality and diversity with a can-do approach to all our roles. At the heart of our practice, we work as a team. We have excellent outcomes and achievement – and the great reputation we have is down to the success of the team. As part of that team, you will be working as an Industry /professional Acting specialist alongside other specialists in Music or Performing Arts.

The team are very proud to support Northampton College’s culture of high standards, an inclusive working and learning environment, and a professional committed workforce who are focussed on supporting our students to achieve the best they possibly can.

The Role

The role will be teaching students and working with staff delivery teams on a variety of Acting / Performing Arts programmes at various levels, as directed by the Manager with a focus on your professional / industry specialism/s. This will be in close collaboration with Course leaders, the Curriculum Manager and Head of School. You will be ensuring students are guided, taught and supported safely, positively and with specialist acting expertise through all stages of their programme in lessons and may include help at taster days / open events, gigs, shows, external events, workshops and class delivery from Level 1 to level 5. You will ensure safe, stretching / challenging effective and consistent use of specialist knowledge, practice and teaching resources.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Relevant industry / professional experience and appropriate training in Acting specialism
• Relevant qualifications in Acting / Drama or professional training
• The ability to work across teaching teams, as a team player with a can-do approach
• The ability to teach across the Performing Arts courses with a specialism in Acting 
• The ability to support Acting delivery & units as appropriate
• Industry or education experience of teaching / training / demonstrating Acting expertise 
• Willingness to achieve relevant teacher / trainer qualification if not already qualified
• Teaching, Learning and assessment of allocated sessions and groups
• Contribution to the team and college quality processes and expectations
• Availability to work in evening and weekends as required for shows and assessment
• Ability to learn / use the college student monitoring and feedback systems (registers, EILP, Promonitor etc)
• Work with the teams, course leaders and external examining bodies (UAL and BTEC / HN BTEC)

Rewards and Benefits include

• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel
• Eligible to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 28.68%)
• Right to request flexible working from start date
• Access to continued professional development
• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities
• Gym facilities
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.