Senior Lecturer in Foundation Learning

About Morley College

It's a genuinely exciting time to join our North Kensington Centre for Skills.

We have a newly-refurbished Centre providing state-of-the-art classrooms, workshops and studios for our students on a wide variety of provision that ranges from courses for 16-19 year olds to adult qualifications to short courses in creative areas like jewellery, glass and ceramics. Students and staff also benefit from an excellent performance space, the Morley Heart Gardens, Morley Gallery, Morley Radio studios, and other amazing spaces for learning collaboratively.

At the heart of the North Kensington community, we partner with the Grenfell Community, Portobello Business Centre, the National Theatre, the National Trust, the Natural History Museum and others to ensure we provide collaborative, relevant and useful courses that meet the needs of those around us.

As we scale up our provision to fill our wonderful Centre, we have a range of opportunities available.

As well as joining a creative, innovative leading London College focused on social justice and providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all, there are plenty of other rewards for working at Morley College London:

• Generous annual leave allowance (30 days, more for teaching staff) plus Bank Holidays
• Christmas closure period
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Access to an employee retail savings platform, offering significant discounts at most major retailers
• 100% discount on the cost of undertaking a Morley course of your choice
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• On site cafeterias
• A busy events calendar, offering you the chance to attend regular Morley creative exhibitions, student awards, dances, concerts and more
• A lovely work environment, surrounded by creative arts, music and friendly, helpful colleagues

About the role

We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and highly motivated specialist in foundation learning to join our team.

The successful candidate will serve as the lead tutor on our Supported Internships programme which is offered in collaboration with RBKC council and Action on Disability. This programme will be based out of RBKC Town Hall. The successful candidate will also undertake teaching upon other foundation learning courses which are based at the North Kensington Centre for Skills.

You will be an engaging and experienced practitioner of teaching, learning and assessment with an appropriate degree level qualification, and QTLS or equivalent. You will have experience of working in a college setting with young people with significant additional needs.

Experience working on supported internship programmes is desirable.

If you want to make a difference and believe in the power of learning to build connections, community and skills, we'd love you to join us.

How to Apply

Closing date: Friday 2 August 2024 at 9:00am

Please download the job description and application form below. Please email your application to recruitment@morleycollege.ac.uk

Please note that applicants should apply using the application form and CVs will not be considered. We are happy to accept applications in alternative formats from applicants, who, for reasons of disability, may find it difficult to fill in our standard form. Please contact the People Operations team by e-mail at recruitment@morleycollege.ac.uk for further details. If you wish to apply for more than one job you will need to complete a separate application form for each position.

Important information 

Morley College London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children at all time. As such we undertake safeguarding checks on the suitability of all prospective staff, including their online presence and social media accounts. It is a requirement that all successful candidates disclose all social media platform accounts that they hold.

Safeguarding Statement

Morley College London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, with previous experience working within FE and delivering high-quality teaching and learning on science programmes please apply. We would love you to join the team.