Programme Tutor - Science (Biology)

The Role: An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Faculty of Caring Professions, for a Programme Tutor in Biology for the Science Department. The successful candidate will be teaching on 16-19 study programmes (including T Levels), adult full time and part time courses. You will be involved in designing and delivering a curriculum that is based on the ever-changing needs of the Science sector; and that develops the right knowledge, skills and behaviours of our learners, enabling them to achieve a career or higher education in their chosen field. You will also engage with local employers to support with continued curriculum development and work experience / placement opportunities. If you are passionate about sharing your knowledge and skills whilst developing the next generation of Scientists, and have a strong track record of providing outstanding teaching and learning opportunities within a career focussed curriculum, then this is the ideal job for you! You should hold a relevant degree and a teaching qualification. Successful candidates must have relevant Science industry experience within the last 10 years. This is a full-time permanent position working 35 hours per week, which will include a teaching commitment of up to 24 hours per week. Joining our Journey: When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 37 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays, with additional efficiency days and all college Christmas closedown Generous Pension Scheme Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform Employee Assistance Scheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug) Free confidential counselling service Staff recognition awards Car Scheme Subsidised car parking On-site Day Nursery On-site hair and beauty salon Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer. But we want to deliver much more than this.  Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it.  We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite. We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best.  But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.   The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike. If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role. Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.