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Hours: Full-time (36 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £ 31,980 - £ 44,072
Closing Date: 26th November 2024
Location: West London Retail Skills Hub - Westfield London
About us:
At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability, Collaboration and Inclusion. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future.
As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.
For further information about the College, please visit our website.
About the role:
We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Technical Trainer to join our team as a Retail, Hospitality, and Employability Lecturer for Adult Education.
This role involves delivering high-quality, engaging, and industry-relevant training to students, employees, and employers across a range of levels, from Entry level to Level 4, including apprenticeships, commercial programs, and HNC/D provision.
The successful candidate will bring both industry experience and a passion for inspirational teaching and assessment practices, meeting the needs of all learners. Key responsibilities include tracking student engagement, attendance, and progress to ensure successful outcomes. This role will also actively promote West London Retail Skills Hub services and opportunities to local businesses and communities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver the West London Retail Skills Hub curriculum, focusing on retail, hospitality, and employability programs and qualifications.
- Provide training aligned with professional standards and College expectations.
- Design and deliver programs that meet current retail and hospitality industry needs and address identified skills gaps.
- Build, maintain, and develop productive relationships with employers and other stakeholders.
- Actively identify and establish new partnerships, supporting program development and expanding both full-cost and funded offerings.
- Track, monitor, and evaluate all activities to ensure operational standards are met.
- Perform administrative duties as necessary, including keyholder responsibilities.
- Share reception duties as needed.
What we offer:
Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners. As a Teacher, you will receive:
- 40 days Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers
- Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)
- Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform
- Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon.
Important Information:
The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.
For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.
We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.
To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting Statement as part of your application where you need to address how you fit the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description attached to be considered for the position.
In submitting your application for this position, you are strictly prohibited from using any form of AI (artificial intelligence) tools or automation. By applying, you confirm that all content is your own and not generated or assisted by AI.
We reserve the right to close the submission deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
