ESOL Lecturer
Permanent - Part Time £34,572 - £47,195 / yearJob Overview
Coordinate the delivery of designated study programmes across the College, including high-quality teaching, managing day-to-day operational matters, supporting exam invigilation and registration as required and ensuring a consistent approach across both sites where required. Inspire and motivate students through outstanding teaching and learning, encouraging them to stretch, challenge themselves, and achieve their full potential.
Lecturers should demonstrate a genuine passion for their subject area and a strong commitment to developing students’ English, Maths, and broader employability skills. Regular target setting and progress monitoring will underpin all activities, ensuring that every student is supported to achieve successful outcomes.
This role is 22.5 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
This role is 22.5 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
The following outlines the key duties expected of this role as directed by the Executive Director or relevant Director. It is not an exhaustive list but represents the primary responsibilities:
1. Deliver high-quality teaching in line with College and awarding body standards. Plan and prepare lessons and schemes of work, assess student progress, provide feedback, maintain accurate records and ensure a safe, inclusive learning environment that meets safeguarding, equality, and health & safety requirements.
2. Support the day-to-day delivery of courses, including managing communication, student attendance and punctuality, lesson cover, internal verification scheduling, enrichment activities and liaison with departments such as Exams, MIS and ALS to ensure smooth and consistent operations across campuses.
3. Assist with the recruitment, selection and enrolment of students, ensuring correct course placement, managing transfers and late enrolments and contributing to the organisation and delivery of induction programmes.
4. Provide 1-1 support to individual students as required provide UCAS and pastoral support and liaise with support services where needed.
5. Monitor and report on attendance, progress and achievement. Ensure timely completion of registers, track student performance and implement action plans where necessary.
6. Promote and support English and Maths provision within lessons and through targeted support, including monitoring attendance and progress in these areas.
7. Attend and contribute to staff meetings, parents' evenings, marketing events and internal/external meetings as required. Support the planning and coordination of key events.
8. Work with colleagues to develop curriculum content and teaching strategies. Engage in CPD and peer observations and mentor new lecturers where appropriate.
9. Complete course-related admin, including register keeping, updating ProMonitor, utilising reports and maintaining resources on the College’s VLE.
10. Take part in quality assurance processes including moderation, verification, course reviews and the Self-Assessment Review (SAR), supporting continuous improvement.
11. Lead on internal verification and standardisation.
12. Monitor and act on SAR and quality improvement actions.
13. Assist with daily staffing coordination and resource planning.
14. Ensure timely completion of any UCAS references, and liaise with HE institutions as required.
15. Engage with parents of any students under 18 as required, including attending parent evenings, contributing to reports, and attendance reporting as appropriate.
1. Deliver high-quality teaching in line with College and awarding body standards. Plan and prepare lessons and schemes of work, assess student progress, provide feedback, maintain accurate records and ensure a safe, inclusive learning environment that meets safeguarding, equality, and health & safety requirements.
2. Support the day-to-day delivery of courses, including managing communication, student attendance and punctuality, lesson cover, internal verification scheduling, enrichment activities and liaison with departments such as Exams, MIS and ALS to ensure smooth and consistent operations across campuses.
3. Assist with the recruitment, selection and enrolment of students, ensuring correct course placement, managing transfers and late enrolments and contributing to the organisation and delivery of induction programmes.
4. Provide 1-1 support to individual students as required provide UCAS and pastoral support and liaise with support services where needed.
5. Monitor and report on attendance, progress and achievement. Ensure timely completion of registers, track student performance and implement action plans where necessary.
6. Promote and support English and Maths provision within lessons and through targeted support, including monitoring attendance and progress in these areas.
7. Attend and contribute to staff meetings, parents' evenings, marketing events and internal/external meetings as required. Support the planning and coordination of key events.
8. Work with colleagues to develop curriculum content and teaching strategies. Engage in CPD and peer observations and mentor new lecturers where appropriate.
9. Complete course-related admin, including register keeping, updating ProMonitor, utilising reports and maintaining resources on the College’s VLE.
10. Take part in quality assurance processes including moderation, verification, course reviews and the Self-Assessment Review (SAR), supporting continuous improvement.
11. Lead on internal verification and standardisation.
12. Monitor and act on SAR and quality improvement actions.
13. Assist with daily staffing coordination and resource planning.
14. Ensure timely completion of any UCAS references, and liaise with HE institutions as required.
15. Engage with parents of any students under 18 as required, including attending parent evenings, contributing to reports, and attendance reporting as appropriate.
Application Requirements
To ensure compliance with safeguarding guidelines, all applicants must complete the application form in full. This includes providing:
- A full employment history from the time you left full-time education, with details of any gaps in employment explained.
- Information on all relevant education and qualifications.
Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered. Your co-operation helps us maintain the highest standards of safety and care for children and young people.
All Staff are required to:
· Staff must complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
· Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
· Evening and weekend work may be required to meet the needs of the service.
· Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
· Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
· Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
· Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
· During the course of your duties, you may acquire or have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
· Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
· Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.
· Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy. · Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
· Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/ or duties of this role as directed by your manager.
All Staff are required to:
· Staff must complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
· Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
· Evening and weekend work may be required to meet the needs of the service.
· Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
· Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
· Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
· Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
· During the course of your duties, you may acquire or have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
· Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
· Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.
· Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy. · Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
· Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/ or duties of this role as directed by your manager.