Lecturer - Health and Social Care

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in the City of London is seeking a qualified Health and Social Care Lecturer for a part-time role. You will deliver exceptional teaching and support to maximize student achievement. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and teaching experience in FE Colleges. This position comes with generous benefits, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to equality of opportunity.

Benefits

Generous annual leave (40 days)

Subsidised sports facilities

Professional development and training

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards).
• Relevant degree in Health and Social Care.
• Strong evidence of outstanding teaching, learning, and assessment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding quality teaching, learning, assessment and tutorial support.
• Support curriculum development with employer engagement.
• Select appropriate assessment methods and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards)

Relevant degree in Health and Social Care

Teaching experience in Health and Social Care in an FE College

Strong evidence of outstanding teaching and assessment

Effective verbal and written communication

Education

Relevant degree in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Permanent, Part Time (0.6) – 21.6 hours per week over 52 weeks a year.

The School of Vocational and Technical Studies (VTS) at South Thames College is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Health and Social Care Lecturer to deliver outstanding quality teaching, learning, assessment and tutorial support to students to maximise achievement and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding quality teaching, learning, assessment and tutorial support to students to maximise achievement and continuous improvement.
• Support the development of the curriculum with employer engagement and learner skills development.
• Develop, initiate, promote and sustain innovative and quality improvement intervention strategies.
• Select appropriate assessment methods and criteria, assess the work and progress of students by reference to the criteria, and provide constructive feedback to students.
• Reflect on teaching design and delivery and obtain and analyse feedback to seek ways of improving performance.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards).
• Relevant degree in Health and Social Care.
• Teaching experience in Health and Social Care in an FE College.
• Successful record of tutoring and supporting learners and of setting and implementing target setting, monitoring and reviewing progress.
• Strong evidence of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and of effective employer engagement in curriculum design and delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of current framework for teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance.
• Interdisciplinary skills and working experience.
• Advanced level of computer literacy and general office software management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication in group and interpersonal situations; able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Additional Information

• Closing date for the return of completed applications is 7 October 2025.
• The benefits package includes generous annual leave (40 days) plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year, plus 5 days Wellbeing leave; pension options (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme); subsidised sports facilities; professional development and training; and salary sacrifice cycle to work. Benefits pro-rated for part-time staff.
• Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK are required as part of due diligence checks.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010; applications are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
• South Thames Colleges Group comprises Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College (merged 1 August 2017); a large provider of post-16 education and training.
• We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.