Lecturer in Electrical Engineering

Lecturer – Electrical Engineering 

LEC2631 

Salary: £28,931 to £37,347 per annum, plus excellent benefits.  

Contract Type: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Full-time. Permanent  

Location: Paignton, Devon 

South Devon College is recruiting for a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering to deliver high-quality lecturers in Engineering. As a professional Lecturer you will be required to undertake formal scheduled teaching duties as follows: teaching, tutorials, and student assessment. You will contribute to the development and update of course materials, lesson plans, and resources to ensure they are current and relevant. An essential part of this role is to provide skills training demonstrating various techniques and the use of equipment related to engineering activities.  

The role will participate in the development and review of the curriculum to ensure it meets the needs of the students and employers, whilst meeting the industry standards and requirements. The role will assess student progress, offer constructive feedback, monitor attendance and support students to achieve their learning objectives whilst fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment. Working within the Engineering team and wider Technology curriculum team, the role will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive experience across all provision types: Young People, Adults and Apprentices. 

The successful applicant will hold a level 3 qualification relating to engineering practices within an electrical engineering specialism, in addition to GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at grade 4 or above. You will have experience working within the engineering sector with the ability to demonstrate excellent knowledge of the wider disciplines associated with the engineering sector. 

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 37 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. 

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning. 

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include: 

• 37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days; 
• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement; 
• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; 
• Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%; 
• Hybrid and flexible working patterns; 
• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;  
• Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes; 
• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);  
• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);   
• Employee Assistance Programmes; 
• Access to Blue Light Card membership; 
• Discounted travel schemes. 

Successful candidates may be able to apply for a recruitment and retention payment through the Department for Education, Targeted Retention Incentive. providing they are within their first five years of teaching within Further Education. For the 2024 to 2025 academic year, the targeted retention incentive payment ranges from £2,000 to £6,000. Please see the following for more information: Targeted retention incentive payments for FE teachers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

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Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 5th January 2025

Interview Date: W/C 6th January 2025 

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website. 

We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options. 

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College. 

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.  

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).