Job description

Salary: Lecturer Scale £31,437 -£ 39,296
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: South Bristol Skills Academy, Bristol, BS14 0DB, United Kingdom

There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, a rapidly improving college, judged “Good” by Ofsted in January 2023. With recent investments in our already outstanding teaching facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students.

Are you skilled in Carpentry and have a keen interest in sharing your expertise with others? If so, we have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Carpentry Lecturer to join our Construction department.

Our Benefits:

• A generous holiday entitlement of 35 holiday days, plus bank holidays and 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families.
• Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 23.68%
• Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site
• Family-friendly policies including flexible working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave and job share
• Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories
• Cycle to work scheme
• A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan
• Plus, a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.

About the role:

• Teaching 16-19 and adult students across a range of Carpentry courses.
• Providing the underpinning support and guidance that will help students fulfil their potential to improve their skills, knowledge and achieve their qualifications with the aim of linking fulltime students to apprenticeships in Carpentry.
• Support students in attending and engaging with their studies including maths, English and tutorial sessions.
• You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally.

About us:
At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting. We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life. With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support.

City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.

Closing date: 12th September 2024
Interview date: TBC