Lecturer in Electrical and Electronics specialising in PLC's

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

*plus opportunity of scarce skills allowance (up to £36,025 depending on current salary, industrial skills and specialist skills)

Do you want to begin a truly rewarding career and make a real difference by training a new generation of engineers and technicians? Then this is the career for you! 

This exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, dynamic and successful team, working at our state of the art Technology centre. The successful candidate will be pro-active, innovative and will thrive in a busy and challenging environment.

Based in the heart of Yorkshire, Kirklees College is dedicated to providing students with the best education experience.  We are a highly successful Further Education College, rated by Ofsted as “Good” with “Outstanding" Leadership and Management. 

Along with a competitive salary, we offer a very generous holiday entitlement, flexible working arrangements and an excellent contributory pension scheme.

The purpose of this rewarding role is to make a significant contribution to the effective delivery of the curriculum, in line with the College’s Quality Improvement Strategy and to ensure a high quality and relevant learning experience for all students on the course/s.

You will be required to teach Mechanical Maintenance, hydraulics and pneumatics units from multiple awarding bodies and to assess students in accordance with the requirements of the programme. In addition, you will also be responsible for developing programmes, ensuring they meet the needs of learners, employers and in line with Awarding Body and Quality Assurance requirements.    

The qualifications deemed essential for this post are a Level 3 or above in subject specific area,  minimum of Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy (e.g. GCSE English and Maths at grade A*-C) and a Level 5 Teaching Qualification or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale. The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is also essential for the post.

As a learning organisation and as part of our commitment to your continued professional development we may require you to complete an apprenticeship standard or framework that relates to this opportunity.
 
If you have any queries about this post please e-mail jobs@kirkleescollege.ac.uk or telephone ext. 01484 437009. 
 
Kirklees College is committed to Equality & Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.