Lecturer - Computing

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50 days holiday includes bank holidays

Pension contributions

Staff lounge: free tea, coffee and hot

Job summary

City College Plymouth invites applications for a Computing Lecturer to deliver high-quality teaching across the full academic spectrum, from Level 1 vocational programmes to a Level 6 BSc (Hons) in Cybersecurity. You will plan lectures, lead lab sessions and degree modules covering ethical hacking, network defence, software development and digital forensics within a FE setting.

In addition to curriculum design aligned with awarding bodies and university partners, you will act as a personal

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures across Level 1 to Level 6 and lead engaging practical lab sessions.
• Deliver degree-level modules in cybersecurity, software development and digital forensics.
• Act as a personal tutor providing academic guidance and pastoral support.
• Design robust curricula aligned with awarding bodies and university partners.
• Contribute to IQA processes and ensure compliance with Ofsted/education quality frameworks.

Skills

Multi-level teaching

Student engagement

Assessment decisions

Lab-based problem-solving

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

As a Computing Lecturer, you will deliver dynamic, high-quality teaching across the full academic spectrum, ranging from foundational Level 1 vocational programmes through to a Level 6 BSc (Hons) in Cybersecurity. Operating within a Further Education setting, you will plan and lead engaging lectures, practical lab sessions, and degree-level modules covering core areas such as ethical hacking, network defense, software development, and digital forensics. In addition to designing robust curricula aligned with awarding body and university partner specifications, you will act as a personal tutor providing academic guidance, pastoral support, and clear pathways into tech careers or postgraduate study. While the role includes assessing computing apprenticeships across Levels 1 to 6, your primary emphasis is on inspiring learners in the classroom, maintaining rigorous academic standards, contributing to internal quality assurance (IQA), and ensuring full compliance with Ofsted and education quality frameworks.

What Will You Bring to the Role

• Handling: will switch seamlessly between leading a Level 1 digital skills workshop, facilitating a Level 6 cybersecurity tutorial, and delivering targeted stretch and challenge sessions for advanced coders. You will handle these contrasting academic levels and diverse student cohorts back-to-back while maintaining structure, high energy, and clear focus.
• Perceptiveness: You will quickly identify subtle signs of frustration or disengagement in students during complex practical lab sessions or technical troubleshooting. By recognising individual emotional states and learning anxieties, you will adapt your pastoral approach to offer timely encouragement, helping both young learners and adult apprentices build technical confidence.
• Decision-making: During high-pressure assessment windows or time-sensitive End-Point Assessment (EPA) deadlines, you will make prompt, clear judgments on student readiness and grading. You will remain composed when managing unexpected timetable changes or technical interruptions, keeping the focus entirely on learning outcomes.
• Problem-solving: When students struggle with abstract networking protocols, complex algorithms, or advanced ethical hacking concepts, you will identify underlying patterns in their work and craft innovative, practical exercises to help them overcome these barriers and navigate complex technical problems.

What the college offers its staff

City College Plymouth will offer you;

• Holiday: 50 days inclusive of bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and theArmed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.