Advanced Teacher - English (Basildon College)

About South Essex Colleges Group:

South Essex Colleges Group is a leading provider of Further and Higher Education across South Essex, offering technical and vocational courses across six state-of-the-art facilities. Our passionate and dedicated staff provide high quality teaching to our 10,000* students and apprentices annually. As the largest College in Essex , we are always evolving and work closely with local authorities to help meet skill shortages in our communities.

With three distinctive College groups (Southend City College, Basildon College and Thurrock College), our aim is to provide young people and adults with the professional and technical skills they require to meet the skills needed of local and regional employers so that they can gain quality employment and in turn improve the local and regional economy.

The opportunity we have:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate English Teacher with high level technical abilities to contribute to innovating English delivery, and enable the College to become a centre of excellence. Reporting to the Quality Improvement & Education Managers you will be responsible for implementing teaching strategies to enable students to develop skills in English and achieve high grades.

The successful applicant will be passionate about teaching English and developing students as curious learners who will become fluent in the technical complexities of English, grammar, spelling and vocabulary. They will inspire students to appreciate the richness and diversity of the English language. You will be responsible for teaching English to at least GCSE Level, A Level and potentially ideally Degree level and act as a role model and work with other teaching staff to develop their technical teaching skills.

Our students join us from a variety of education areas having had varying education experiences. These include, secondary education, home educated or through adult education where they have not achieved the basic level of a Grade C or Grade 4/5 English as a standard qualification. Some require English qualifications to progress to the next level of education whilst others require the qualification to enable them to progress in their work life or chosen career. Some may have no interest or have lost interest in the subject, but need the qualification. As part of their study programmes, it is essential they undertake their English qualifications and are seeking your expertise to help them to achieve their goals and career aspirations.

This post is cross campus between sites at Basildon College (Luckyn Lane & Stephenson Road campuses)

As a minimum, candidates will ideally possess the following:

Candidates must have proven successful experience of teaching KS4/ KS5 and above with outstanding value added outcomes within public or private sector, alongside experience enabling students to achieve higher grades. A degree in English Language, Literature or combined is essential, as well as UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Benefits we offer:

• 40 days annual leave
• *College Additional leave
• Teachers Pension – Enhanced
• Travel Expenses
• Discounted on site Hair and Beauty facilities
• Free Eye test and contribution towards glasses for VDU users
• Enhanced sick pay and family (subject to policy terms)
• Free breakfast on campus (term time only)
• Free On-site parking (subject to space/permits)
• Wellbeing and health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flu Jabs

Other information:

Under the Health & Safety etc. at Work Act 1974 it is the responsibility of individual employees at every level to take care of their own health and safety at work and that of others who may be affected by their acts at work.

The College is committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £42,000.00-£46,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• QTS (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 4454