Maths Lecturer (0.6 FTE)

Teaching Vacancies; Nelson; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention incentive up to £6,000

Golden hello £2,500

DfE Taking Teaching Further funding

Job summary

East Lancashire Learning Group, via Accrington and Rossendale College, is recruiting a Maths Lecturer to deliver GCSE and Functional Skills maths. You will join a high-performing English and Maths Division and help students unlock their potential through engaging teaching.

The role involves teaching across the Accrington and Rossendale campus, with potential travel to other sites. We value experienced practitioners who can contribute to an Outstanding organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching GCSE maths within a Further Education or Secondary setting.
• Experience of teaching Functional Skills maths desirable.
• Degree in Maths or related subject, or degree with A Level Maths.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Passion for the subject and ability to inspire learners.

Responsibilities

• Involved in course planning, developing schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching resources.
• Build strong learner relationships to improve retention, attendance and success.
• Contribute to curriculum design to meet students’ needs across sites.

Skills

GCSE maths teaching

Functional Skills maths

Maths degree

Communication skills

Inspiring learners

Education

Maths degree or equivalent with A-Level Maths

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Organisation

Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high-quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding careers prospects.

The Exciting Role

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Lecturer in Maths to join our high achieving English and Math Division.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Maths Lecturer to join our dynamic teaching team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of students and help them unlock their potential in the world of mathematics.

You will be part of a highly successful team of dedicated Maths staff delivering GCSE and Functional Skills Maths at Accrington and Rossendale College along with inspiring your students to achieve their best.

East Lancashire Learning Group is 'Powered by Maths and English'. Part of our core strategic intent is to ensure that our learners are English and maths enabled and subsequently there is whole college approach to – and ownership of – English and maths. All Maths teachers are well-qualified and have expert knowledge of the subject and we also continue to invest in teachers' ongoing professional development. You will be joining a team of dedicated, innovative and highly successful subject-experts who achieve remarkable things - students who resit their GCSEs at the college are more than twice as likely to achieve Grade 4-9 than the National Average.

The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington and Rossendale campus but may be required to travel across sites.

This post would suit an experienced practitioner – with sufficient experience in teaching GCSE maths specifically – who is looking for their next challenge and to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation.

Depending on your previous experience additional incentives may be available as follows:

• If you are new to FE or in the first five years of your FE teaching career you may be eligible to receive a targeted retention incentive payment of up to £6,000.00 paid directly to you in addition to your salary.
• If you are not eligible for the above, you may be eligible for a £2500 ‘golden hello’ payment (if you aren't otherwise eligible for government incentive schemes

This post could suit an experienced practitioner looking for their next challenge, a newly qualified teacher looking to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation, or a talented aspiring trainee teacher looking for support with their teaching qualification.

If you are applying as a trainee teacher, the College’s Trainee Teacher programme will include funding for your teaching qualification, as well as mentoring support and coaching from our experienced team. In addition, the DfE Taking Teaching Further funding also offers eligible recruits* a £6,000 incentive payment. You can find out more about what it is like to Teach in FE by visiting https://www.teach-in-further-education.campaign.gov.uk/ and there is information about how to become a further education teacher at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teach-in-further-education#train-on-the-job. Alternatively, please call a member of our HR team if you would like to find out more.

What You Will Be Doing:

You’ll be involved in every aspect of course planning, including developing schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching resources, all while building strong relationships with your learners. Your efforts will contribute to improving student retention, attendance, and success rates, and you’ll play a key role in shaping the curriculum to best meet students’ needs.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience of teaching GCSE maths within a Further Education or Secondary setting
• Experience of teaching Functional Skills maths is also desirable – but not essential
• Degree in Maths or associated subject - or alternative degree with A Level Maths
• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for the subject and ability to inspire and motivate

What the college offers its staff

What We Offer in Return:

• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Free on-site parking on all College sites

Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/

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.