Senior Advanced Skills Practitioner

St Albans / Welwyn Garden City campus
Part time - 22.5 hours over 3 days (Monday – Wednesday preferred, however there is some flexibility)

Oaklands College is a vibrant, inclusive and progressive Further Education College, with a commitment to student success provided through the best possible learning environment and student experience.

We are looking to appoint a Senior Advanced Skills Practitioner (SASP), to promote excellence in learning and teaching through the sharing of good practice and to strengthen the current SASP team. As part of the role you will be required to travel across campuses.

As a SASP you will be required to support the existing team to deliver the ITE Level 3 and 5 Education and Training qualifications and Level 2 and 3 Coaching and Mentoring qualifications. As a member of the SASP team, you will be required to deliver staff development sessions relating to teaching, learning and assessment, induct new members of academic staff, carry out informal lesson observations, and support curriculum teams to develop and evaluate their learning and teaching practice. You will have good skills in e learning and use of technology to enhance teaching, learning and assessment practice. The role provides cross-college coaching and mentoring support and is pivotal in leading the college’s culture of learning and sharing of best practice.

You will have a proven track record of outstanding, learning, teaching and assessment practice, leading to high levels of student success rates and expert curriculum management skills. Experience of delivery on Initial Teacher Education, Coaching and Mentoring programmes is essential. Vocational delivery experience including NVQ delivery and internal verification is desirable.

Interview Date: Wednesday 12th July