Lecturer - Achieving Together and Activate - (Fixed Term - Maternity Cover) in Walsall

We are currently seeking a motivated and learner-focused professional to join us as a Lecturer in Achieving Together and Activate. This role is ideal for someone who already has experience working as a Lecturer, or for an individual who is looking to enter the Further Education sector and train as a teacher. Joining us on a fixed-term basis, you will play a key role in supporting adult and foundation learners to develop essential skills, confidence and behaviours that prepare them for progression into employment, further study and independent life.

You will share your subject knowledge and experience through high-quality teaching, learning and assessment, helping students to reach their full potential in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.

You will be expected to:

• Achieve outstanding outcomes for students using a range of engaging and inclusive teaching strategies
• Plan and deliver lessons that meet learners’ starting points and individual needs
• Provide tailored academic and pastoral support to fully prepare students for assessments and next steps
• Promote English, maths, digital and employability skills within your teaching
• Actively contribute to students’ personal development, welfare and wellbeing

You must have an appropriate subject-related qualification and hold a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one with full support from the College.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salaries for Lecturers.
• Enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension with generous employer contributions.
• Up to 35 days annual leave, plus generous additional closure days (2025/26 54 days leave with BH & closure days)
• Funded and supported teacher training for non-qualified teachers
• Free on-site car parking.
• Outstanding staff training and team building programme.
• ZEST; the College’s Health & Wellbeing initiative for our staff.
• Staff incentive schemes including ‘Ride to Work’ scheme and ‘Best of Walsall’ discounts.
• Simply Health care scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• State of the art campuses with the latest industry facilities, including our Graduate Salon of Hair and Beauty and on site Little Professors’ Nursery.
• Access to ‘The Hub’ offering a Gym, Spa & Sports Clinic and The Littleton Restaurant.

Walsall College takes part in the Targeted Retention Incentive (TRI) scheme, a Department for Education initiative that provides financial incentives of up to £6,000 to eligible further education (FE) teachers working in priority subject areas. Eligible teachers must be within the first five years of their FE teaching career and teach specific courses in areas such as construction, chemistry, computing and digital, early years, engineering and manufacturing, maths, and physics. Payments range from £2,000 to £6,000 depending on teaching hours and the provider’s profile, with higher amounts available for institutions serving greater proportions of disadvantaged learners. This post may be eligible for the Targeted Retention Incentive, subject to meeting the scheme’s eligibility criteria.

We are passionate about promoting equality of opportunity and creating a working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated and everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. Our environment is diverse in character and student population. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from Black Minority Ethnic origin and those with a disability.

Walsall College is committed to safeguarding our children and young people/vulnerable adults. We uphold fundamental British Values and expect all our employees to do the same. The post that you will be applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks, online searches and an Enhanced DBS Check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.