Engineering Lecturer / Assessor

Working Hours: Full time role 33 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Full time or part time candidates will be considered and those who wish to be considered on a self-employed basis are welcome to register interest/apply.

We are currently looking for a Multi-skilled Engineering Lecturer / Assessor – to join our expanding team at Grantham College to teach Levels 1 to 5 in Electrical, Electrical Installations/Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering.

Ideally you will possess: Engineering Trade Qualifications, a degree, or equivalent and ideally a full Teaching Qualification (DTLLS, Cert Ed or PGCE), however industry candidates can benefit from our teacher/assessor training programme. An Engineering Assessor relevant assessor qualification - TAQA or equivalent or willing to work towards.

In addition to our new £2.6m Institute of Technology (IoT), the College have successfully secured funding from the Greater Lincolnshire LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) and have created a multi-million-pound centre of excellence for sustainability and renewable energies. The project transformed our provision with industry-standard workshops, equipment, and digital learning spaces. The Energy Centre allows us to expand our provision and offer new Engineering and Construction courses in electrical installation, plumbing, gas fitting and renewable energies including solar, wind, and air source heating. Together with our Institute of Technology, the Energy Centre marks a flagship investment by Grantham College in training for the jobs of the future).  

This role requires you to engage in regulatory activity within the Further Educator sector. The full definition of regulatory activity is set out in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Regulated activity includes teaching, instructing, caring for or supervising children if the person is unsupervised.

Fancy a 4-day working week*?

Grantham College is trialling a 4-day working week which will run from September 2022 until the end of August 2023. If you wish to participate in the trial you will benefit from a reduction in working hours but still receive full pay. For a full-time member of staff with a permanent salaried contract for 37 hours per week the working hours will reduce to an average of 33 hours per week with the same pro rata reduction for part time employees. Annual leave entitlements will reduce in line with the reduction in contracted hours, but the number of weeks of leave will remain the same. You will work your core hours Monday to Thursday with full time staff working a Friday morning on the 4th week.

The four-day week is generally considered to bring benefits which help employees, the organisation, and the climate.

The potential benefits of the trial are improved work-life balance, a happier, healthier & more productive workforce leading to better student outcomes, reduction in employee’s childcare/caring costs and commuting time & cost. The college hopes this trial will boost gender equality in the work force alongside a positive reduction in its carbon footprint, improving air quality and congestion of the local environment.

*pro rota reduction for part time staff

What we offer you in return:

• An excellent pension scheme:
  • Teachers’ Pension: Employer Contribution 23.68% for the Lecturer role
  • Local Government: Employer Contribution 23.8 % for the Assessor role
• A continued professional development programme of up to £750 per academic year
• A generous annual holiday allowance of:
  • 37 days for Academic (Lecturer role) employees
  • 25 days for Support (Assessor role) employees, this will increase to 29 days, after 5 years’ service
• Generous occupational sick pay scheme after one years service
• Family friendly policies, including up to 5 paid occasions for time off for dependants within a 12 month period, after the first year of service
• Five college closure days in December in addition to annual leave

The closing date for all applications will be Sunday 8 January 2023.  Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we will only be able to contact candidates who have been selected for interview.

Please note that we do not accept CVs by way of application or online application via other websites, you must complete a Grantham College application form.

Grantham College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All employment offers are subject to a self-funded satisfactory enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will have a deduction of £44 taken from payroll.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Apply via the link.