Digital Professional Development Officer

Established in 1889, and with our roots stretching back even further, Morley College London is one of the country's oldest and largest specialist providers of adult education. We provide long-term, sustainable and affordable programmes of lifelong learning across three centres – North Kensington, Chelsea and Waterloo – including 16-19 provision at North Kensington and Chelsea. 

As one of only nine Specialist Designated Institutions (SDIs) in the UK, we serve more than 17,000 students through a coherent, student-centred course offer, underpinned by our mission to empower individuals and strengthen communities through education in Arts, Culture and Applied Sciences. Whether studying for personal development and well-being, to gain essential skills (English, Maths, IT), to access higher education, or for career development or change, our vision is for ambitions to be inspired and achieved through learning. 

Following Morley College’s merger with Kensington and Chelsea College in February 2020, the College is reshaping its curriculum and professional service teams to facilitate an ambitious plan for development and growth. As the UK looks to a post-COVID recovery, Morley College London is more determined than ever before to support Londoners to learn, and so we’re looking for applications from talented individuals with energy and enthusiasm. 

About the role 

The Digital Professional Development Officer will champion the successful and innovative use of digital learning and teaching technologies (edtech) to enhance the student experience and digital literacy of tutors and the digital capability of wider college colleagues, ensuring they meet (and exceed where possible) the digital literacy benchmarks as identified in the Learning, Teaching and Assessment policy.  

The successful post-holder will work collaboratively with curriculum teams in the College and colleagues in Professional Services to facilitate the successful implementation of the College Learning, Teaching and Assessment Policy, particularly in relation to digital technology. As well as liaising with the People Operations Team plan, coordinate and contribute to the delivery of CPD activities for staff in relation to the Digital Transformation Strategy and Learning, Teaching and Assessment Policy. 

The ideal candidate will have specialist knowledge and experience in technology enhance learning and working in a learning environment. Ideally you should have the relevant level 3 teaching qualification (or committed to obtain during the first year in post). You should have experience developing and promoting a wide range of edtech, including Moodle, MS Teams and Google classroom, to enhance learning and teaching. As well as experience of training academic staff to apply digital technologies to enhance their learning and teaching. 

It would be an advantage if you are an Advanced Practitioner / coaching /mentoring in an FE or IAL setting.   

Closing date:     Friday 19th August 2022 at 10.00 am  

Morley College London is an Equal Opportunities employer. The College aims to reflect the diverse community it serves and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. 

 This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and children’s barred list check 

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website via the apply link.