A Level Religious Studies Lecturer / A Level Facilitator

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Application deadline

February 19, 2025 12:00 am

Department

A level (6th Form)

Employment type

Permanent

37 hours per week

Location

Telford College - Wellington, Telford

Salary

£32,186.96 DOE

Reporting to

Learner Manager

Potential interview date

From February 26, 2025

Vacancy reference

VN1072

About the role

Telford College have got an extremely exciting opportunity within our Sixth Form for a Religious Studies Lecturer and A Level Facilitator.

The landscape of this role is rather niche, with half of the role being a Lecturer of Religious Studies and the other being spent as an A Level Facilitator.

Ideally we are looking for a candidate that would be interested in a full time position split between the two roles, however, we will accept applicants that are only interested in one of the roles on a part time basis.

Religious Studies Lecturer:

Deliver outstanding teaching to a diverse range of learners, ensuring an exceptional student experience and positive achievement outcomes. Your role will be pivotal in fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment that helps students excel academically.
Undertake various administrative and development duties, working towards improving standards, student achievements, and enhancing the overall learner experience.

A Level Facilitator:

Work closely with teaching staff to ensure students receive high quality support in the 6^th Form which will lead to outstanding outcome above sector norms.

Key Responsibilities

Religious Studies Lecturer:

Deliver and teach A Level Religious Studies to agreed success
Carry out, collate and feedback initial and/or diagnostic assessments to identify students’ ILP and support as required, providing differentiated learning strategies to enable students to achieve their primary learning goal.
Evaluate and assess (formative and summative) the work of learners in relation to the curriculum criteria and provide timely constructive and helpful learner feedback.
Develop quality resources (including e-resources) which support the development of Religious Studies

A Level Facilitator

Facilitate students in the absence of their regular teacher. Supervise students completing tasks which have been set by their teacher.
Monitor and support students carrying out independent work in the 6th Form study centre. Ensure students are on task and are clear what they need to do to improve.
Work with small groups of students as directed by their teacher. Offer individual support to reach their minimum target grade.
Be proactive in the day to day running of the 6th Form study centre.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Qualifications and training

Religious Studies Lecturer:

Degree or equivalent in Religious Studies
Teaching qualification, e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE or DTLLs (Desirable)

A Level Facilitator:

A-Level or equivalent qualification
Level 2 qualification (GCSE A* – C, or equivalent) in maths and English or a willingness to attain these qualifications with the support of the College
Hold a full teaching / relevant qualification or be working towards the completion of one (E.g. PGCE, PCE, DTLLS DET etc.) (Desirable)
IAG qualification (Desirable)

Skills and expertise

Religious Studies Lecturer:

Successful experience of teaching in the subject area and a demonstrable record of high achievement by students is essential. For newly qualified or less experienced teachers, the ability and the drive necessary to become an excellent teacher are essential attributes
Evidence of participation in, or willingness to become involved in, continuing professional development in the practice of teaching and in further development of subject knowledge and professional practice
A proven track record of supporting learners as individuals and developing independent learners
Experience of teaching in further education (Desirable)

A Level Facilitator:

Awareness of, and empathy with, the needs of students
Knowledge of safeguarding issues in education
Understanding of issues relating to confidentiality
Knowledge of current developments and issues in further and higher education
Experience of working in an education or related setting
Excellent organisation and IT skills and ability to prioritise own workload

How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to Telford College. Please take time to review the job description.

Please complete the online application form with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your application form will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The college’s safeguarding policies are available here. Under KCSIE (keeping children safe in education) guidance the college is committed to all pre-employment safeguarding checks, including online checks and candidate history. Therefore, please note upon clicking to apply you agree for these checks to be completed.

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