Lecturer Psychology

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Teaching, Learning & Assessment: To plan and deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment on a range of courses in an appropriate area of the curriculum in line with college standards and meet awarding body expectations. To implement curriculum and course development and curriculum delivery within the area of work. To develop schemes of learning and work (SOLW) /materials in line with course aims, objectives, mode of assessment and accreditation. To contribute effectively to teamwork in course delivery across programmes as necessary, including group tutorials for those on study programmes. To work within the course team to review the course and participate in the College quality assurance cycle and to complete course reviews and action plans. To attend regular course team meetings and to offer and provide support to team members. To be involved with course moderation/verification of assessed work.
• Supporting Students: To interview students and to take part in enrolment, open days, marketing events, parents evenings, and induction onto programmes in the year. To act as a Course Tutor for at least one group of students. To meet students regularly on an individual basis to discuss academic progress and to support students in their choice of progression routes. To work with those students who are not performing to required standards in line with College procedures for at risk and intervention including formal meetings. To identify students requiring extra support and refer them to Additional Learner Support and plan for inclusive approaches in class delivery as appropriately against EHCP and support plans. To maintain high standards of student conduct by monitoring and supporting positive behaviours. To liaise with parents/carers and external agencies as appropriate to provide pastoral care. To assist where appropriate, with the establishment and monitoring of student work placements.
• Course Management and Administration: To keep accurate and updated course and student records, including registers, reports, including student assessment and achievement, learner intended and actual destination information. To provide accurate course and student information as required by the College including contribution to local self-assessment and quality improvement action plans. To monitor student attendance and timekeeping by ensuring that registers are completed daily. To complete termly reports on students progress and to write references as required to support positive onward progression.
• General: To be aware of the principles of safeguarding children and young people as they apply to the role with the College. Actively promote and implement the Colleges Safeguarding Policy. To be involved in college staff development and training schemes and participate in PDR procedures within the school. To adhere to the College's Single Equality Scheme with respect to staff and students and champion inclusion in all practices. To comply with and implement the Colleges Health and Safety policy. To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required.

General Responsibilities:

• All staff employed at Newham College must demonstrate a commitment to: Uphold and model the Nolan Principles of Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
• Adopt a student-first philosophy and consider all decisions on the basis of how these will benefit our students.
• Undertake work to a high professional standard.
• Model behaviours that uphold the Colleges commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Build environmental sustainability by supporting the Colleges journey towards Net Zero carbon.
• Act in a way that protects the health and safety of all staff, students and visitors to Newham College.
• Respect confidentiality obligations and ensure that all data is handled in line with the General Data Protection Regulation.
• Keep professional practice in line with evolving sector norms and take responsibility for one's own professional development.
• Keep current the knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and statutory guidance documentation, apply these principles in practice, and ensure compliance across the postholder's portfolio of responsibilities.
• Take on any other duties which may be reasonably required and that are commensurate with the role.