Sessional Lecturer in Performing Arts - Ignite College in Loughborough

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sessional Lecturer in Performing Arts to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Ignite College in Melton.

We are looking for Sessional Lecturers in Performing Arts with the ability to deliver specialist performance-based skills with our students. These could include teaching singing, dance specialisms and musical theatre performance skills.

You will be required to plan, prepare and deliver high quality and challenging learning experiences in your specialism, to help students develop practical skills and achieve their qualifications.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• To deliver high quality and challenging learning experiences
• To lead and devise appropriate assessments and assessment strategies and feedback to students through a variety of formative and summative assessment methods
• To lead and collaborate with staff in the development of excellent learning materials and programmes of study utilising a range of media

What we are looking for:

• Significant practical experience is required
• Teaching and/or mentoring experience is desirable, but we are happy to consider candidates from industry with significant practical experience who are looking to get into teaching
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of their performance specialism
• Ability to plan and use a range of effective and appropriate teaching and learning techniques to meet the needs of diverse learners in the teaching of their specialism

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campuses offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• On-site parking
• Subsided nursery fees
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need to apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK. To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here. Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.