English Lecturer - Full time

Heart of Worcestershire College; Worcester; Sur place; GBP 27 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Heart of Worcestershire College invites applications for an English Lecturer. The post is full-time, based mainly at Worcester and Malvern campuses with travel required. Salary £26,687–£41,413 per annum, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks, with progression after probation.

You will deliver high-quality English teaching, assess learners, and develop learning plans aligned to curriculum goals. Applicants must hold a teaching qualification or be willing to gain the Certificate in Education and Training

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification or willingness to undertake the Certificate in Education and Training within 2 years.
• Minimum level 2 qualification in English and Maths for all staff.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-quality English teaching, learning and assessment with engaging lessons and constructive feedback.
• Assess learner needs and develop personalised learning plans to drive achievement.
• Develop and deliver English programmes including schemes of work, lesson plans and resources.
• Monitor attendance, progress and outcomes, reporting to curriculum leaders.

Formation

Certificate in Education and Training

Description du poste

Job Title English Lecturer - Full time Closing Date 11/11/2026 23:59 Pay Salary: From £26,687 to £41,413 per annum based on 37 Hours x 52 Weeks. Starting salary will be dependent on experience and qualifications. Hours 37 hours x 52 weeks Type Full Time

Join us as an English Lecturer at Heart of Worcestershire College.

We are looking for someone who’s ambitious, driven, and has a passion for teaching to join our Lecturing team.

This is your chance to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and take on exciting challenges in a vibrant, forward‑thinking environment.

Heart of Worcestershire College is recognised for nurturing the brilliance of every student and we are proud to be a college that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Our latest Ofsted report highlights our continued commitment to delivering high-quality education, outstanding support for learners and meaningful partnerships with employers and the wider community. HoW college has also been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 reflecting our commitment to building a positive workplace culture where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to thrive.

You’ll be mainly based at our Worcester and Malvern campuses, so flexibility to travel across sites is essential.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Deliver high-quality English teaching, learning and assessment, planning engaging lessons, monitoring progress, providing constructive feedback and supporting learners to achieve their goals.
• Assess learner needs through initial, diagnostic and milestone assessments, using outcomes to develop personalised learning plans and drive learner achievement.
• Develop and deliver effective English programmes, including schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching resources, revision sessions and intervention activities across college campuses.
• Track, monitor and report on learner attendance, progress, achievement and engagement, working collaboratively with parents, vocational teams and college leaders to maximise student success.
• Contribute to curriculum quality and departmental operations through curriculum development, standardisation and verification activities, data management, administrative support, cross‑department collaboration and ongoing professional development.

WHO WE ARE

Heart of Worcestershire College is the county’s largest and most diverse FE provider, offering academic, vocational, and community courses across multiple campuses. In 2026 the college achieved a strong standard or expected standard across all areas from Ofsted. We are also delighted to be recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. This accolade reflects the culture we have worked hard to build across the College.

Our values – diversity, integrity, partnership and trust – power everything we do and shape the experience we give our learners. We’re also on a mission to be 90% green by 2030 — and we’d love you to be part of that journey.

If you’re ready to innovate, inspire and progress, you’ll feel right at home here.

Your growth is our growth.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

A career at HoW offers much more than a monthly pay slip. We invest in our people and make sure they feel supported, valued, and ready to shine.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular CPD and opportunities to gain new qualifications
• Agile and flexible working options (role dependent)
• A great benefits package with high‑street and travel discounts
• Clear progression routes
• A mentor to help you settle in and succeed
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free onsite parking (at selected campuses)
• Opportunities to give back through community and charity projects

WE HIRE PEOPLE.

We value individuality. Everyone at HoW brings their own story, background, identity and strengths — and together, we’re stronger for it.

We’re committed to being an inclusive and supportive employer and expect all colleagues to share our dedication to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

NEED TO KNOW

All successful candidates will need to complete and pay for a DBS check, plus required online verification checks.

Closing date: 11 th November 2026
Interview date: TBC

Hours of work will be based on 37hours per week over 52 weeks. Actual hours of work to be agreed with the manager.

Annual leave: 37 days, eight public bank holidays and five additional concessionary days. Leave is pro rata if part time.

KEY ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To deliver high quality innovative and engaging teaching, learning and assessment to a range of learners as part of their programme of study by:

- planning, preparing, teaching and assessing as required by your line manager providing students with a well-planned, sufficiently individualised learning and assessment experience;

- effectively managing and monitoring the learning process;

- providing regular assessment opportunities;

- providing timely and constructive feedback;

- guiding and supporting learners to achieve their learning goals.

• To work within the English team to proactively raise learner aspirations and improve achievements for all learners from their starting points.
• To conduct initial and diagnostic assessments of all learners to determine starting points and develop learning plans to enable them to make progress from their starting points.
• To conduct milestone assessments as agreed with the Head of English and provide feedback within the agreed timescale, ensuring feedback supports learners to improve.
• To teach an agreed programme of hours across any of the campuses including revision and intervention sessions.
• Produce and develop teaching resources to support your delivery including schemes of work and lesson plans.
• Keep accurate and timely information about learner attendance, achievement and progress to be shared with the Head of English, CRQ leaders and directors, parents and learners.
• To liaise and work with vocational teams and CRQ leaders to address issues with learner attendance, behaviour and engagement in order to maximise progress and achievements.
• To attend staff meetings to develop and improve the curriculum.
• Support learner progress evenings through the production of reports and meeting with parents and vocational teaching teams.
• To take part in administrative activities to support the learning of English delivery by supporting the collection and collation of data relating to learner's entry qualifications when establishing groups at the start of the year and in ensuring group lists are accurate and up to date throughout the year.
• Take part in verification and standardisation activities where required.
• Keep up to date with developments and qualifications in the areas of English.
• Where appropriate, liaise with other departments (e.g., Exams and MIS).

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• To participate in the College’s Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
• To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.

• To actively participate in the College’s Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.

• To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.

• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
• To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
• To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.

This Job Description is current at the date shown below, and is a guide to the work you will be required to undertake. In consultation with the post holder, it may be changed from time to time by the College to meet changing circumstances.

June 2022

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE – Academic staff

The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. The work pattern of a Lecturer is not necessarily linked to the traditional academic year.

All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:

• Enhanced DBS
• 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
• Qualification validation check.

SALARY

The salary range for this post is from £26,687 to £41,413 per annum. Starting salary will be dependent upon experience and qualifications. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale. Increments are in August.

TEACHING QUALIFICATION

Applicants are required to hold an appropriate teaching qualification or be willing to undertake and gain the Certificate in Education and Training within 2 years of their appointment. Successful applicants will be required to attend the course on‑site as the College delivers the course in‑house.

PLEASE NOTE – whilst obtaining a teaching qualification is a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds, and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.

MATHS AND ENGLISH

All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.

SAFEGUARDING

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training following their appointment. Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education’s guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in Education’. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.

VALIDATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.

HOURS OF WORK

The hours of work will be based on 37hours per week over 52 weeks. Actual hours of work to be agreed with the manager.

ANNUAL LEAVE

The post carries 37 annual leave days with an additional eight public bank holidays plus a further five concessionary days as ‘leave to be taken at the Principal’s discretion’. Annual leave will be pro rata if part time. Please note that only in exceptional circumstances, with your Directors permission, will staff be able to take more than 3 consecutive weeks of leave in any leave year.

PENSION SCHEME

The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Teachers Pensions’.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

All newly appointed staff have to serve a 9‑month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to complete the Corporate staff induction, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Keeping Children safe in Education, Safeguarding Training session, Prevent, GDPR, Cyber Security and Health & Safety training session. Failure to complete these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.

REFERENCES

All candidates have to have 2 satisfactory references.

LOCATION

The successful applicant will be based across Worcester and Malvern campuses but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.

RECRUITMENT OF EX‑OFFENDERS

The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.

Applicant/employees are required to declare any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020’. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any ‘protected’ cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.

Please read the ‘Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application’ document before you complete your application form.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.

DISCLOSURE & BARRING CHECK

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.

TRAINING

All successful applicants will be required to undertake all mandatory training and update sessions and any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.

NO SMOKING POLICY

HoW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following:

• Cigarettes
• E-cigarettes
• Vaporisers
• Pipe smoking
• Cigars
• And all other associated smoking products.

Updated October 2026