Lecturer - Course Leader - Automotive in Colchester

Join Colchester Institute - Where Your Career Makes a Difference. At Colchester Institute, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. As one of the leading providers of education and training in the region, we are proud to offer a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking working environment.

We are seeking a Course Leader to join our team. In this role you will undertake all the core responsibilities associated with the Lecturer role while providing academic leadership and operational oversight across designated Further and Higher Education programmes.

You will be responsible for ensuring the overall quality, coherence, and success of the programme by delivering high-quality, inclusive teaching that promotes academic excellence, student engagement, retention, and positive progression outcomes. In addition to planning, preparing, and delivering effective learning and assessment, you will lead curriculum design, annual monitoring, and continuous improvement activities, ensuring that programme content remains current, industry-informed, and fully aligned with awarding organisation requirements, institutional standards, and regulatory expectations.

You will coordinate module delivery, oversee assessment practices, monitor student achievement and progression data to drive enhancement strategies, and support and mentor teaching staff. Acting as the primary academic point of contact for students and key stakeholders, you will foster a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing learning environment that enables students to achieve their full academic and professional potential while contributing to the ongoing development and success of the institution.

About the role:

• Responsible for the whole study programme overseeing the academic quality, delivery, enrichment, student outcomes and course administration.
• To monitor standards of students' work against awarding organisation guidelines and to raise achievement levels.
• Working with area leadership teams to ensure management of quality assurance and provision.
• Ensuring appropriate requirements are met for external verification.
• Lead on modelling best practice through the development of subject curricula to include Technology Enhanced Learning and innovative delivery methods.
• Comprehensive teaching responsibilities (designing schemes of work, assessing, preparation, delivery, marking, individual student tutoring).
• Designing, developing, and reviewing curriculum materials in line with programme specifications and quality assurance frameworks.
• Delivering engaging and innovative teaching using a variety of pedagogical approaches to meet diverse learner needs.

Essential Experience:

• Proven leadership experience, including team management, decision-making, and the ability to motivate and guide others.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Teaching or delivering training experience.

Essential Qualifications:

• Education to level 3 or above and/or extensive professional experience in an automotive related area.
• Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics GCSE 4+ or C and above / CSE Level 1 / O-Level C or above / Level 2 Adult Numeracy or Literacy or equivalent.
• Level 5 Teaching Qualification/ completing within 3 years of employment or 3 years of the first available course.

Why join us? At Colchester Institute, we value our staff and invest in their growth. Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in education and training. If you are passionate about making a difference and inspiring the next generation, we would love to hear from you.