Lecturer in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care in Westminster

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Department: Academic/Oxford Brookes University partnership (OBU)

Location: East London - On site

Salary: £55,000

Type of contract: Full‐time, permanent (40 hours per week). Sponsorship is not offered.

Our Vision: Changing lives through education.

The Role

We are currently seeking Lecturers to teach across a range of undergraduate levels as part of the BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing & Social Care programme with our Oxford Brookes University partnership (OBU). Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends.

What you’ll be doing

As a Lecturer in Health, Wellbeing & Social Care at Global Banking School, you will deliver management related modules in the above areas. You will develop and deliver comprehensive course materials, undertake all aspects of learning, teaching and assessment of students and keep up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of planning, delivering and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met.
• Developing, updating and improving course materials as appropriate.
• Using a variety of learning and teaching methods and materials.
• Actively engaging in staff development activities, peer observations, meetings and other administrative duties.
• Keeping up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices.
• Working towards a range of clearly defined objectives for student attendance, continuation, completion, satisfaction and student progression.

About you

• Hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
• Have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter.
• Have experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback.
• Have experience of accurate reporting and the ability to maintain thorough and organised student records.
• Be able to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Have excellent communication, interpersonal and team‐working skills.
• Be able to work with diverse groups of people.

Desirable

• Hold a Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commit to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).
• Have experience of design / development of academic or professional education programmes or equivalent.

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
• 1‐day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses.
• Flexible benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more.
• Perks@Work discount platform, wellbeing centre and much more.
• Reward and recognition programme.
• £500 award employee referral scheme.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.

“GBS has greatly supported my professional development by offering me a chance to teach diverse, non‐traditional students and by sponsoring my FHEA application, which has been invaluable in consolidating my teaching practices.” — John Traichaisit, Consultant Lecturer

Equal opportunity statement

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.