Teacher of Chemistry (Access) 0.2 FTE

Tameside College; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher Pensions scheme

45 days holiday (pro rata)

Costa Coffee on site

Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road

Onsite bakery products at Tameside One

Restaurant at Tameside One

Retail discounts

Cycle to work

Saving club via Manchester CreditUnion

Job summary

Tameside College is seeking a part-time Teacher of Chemistry - Access to design and deliver engaging learning experiences. You’ll work 7.2 hours per week, plan and assess learners in college or work-based settings, and support students to achieve their goals.

You will contribute to curriculum development and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills while promoting inclusive learning.

Qualifications

• Literacy and numeracy to at least Level 2 are required.
• Teaching qualification at L5 or above (or willingness to work towards).
• Honours degree in Chemistry or related Science is required.
• FE sector teaching experience is desirable; knowledge of curriculum development is expected.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and develop teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of strategies and learning styles.
• Take responsibility for quality of teaching and curriculum development to meet learner needs.
• Assess learners' progress in college or on work experience and devise assessment processes against personalised targets.
• Be a strong team player with excellent communication skills and support learners to achieve ambitious goals.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Resilience

Communication

Motivation

Literacy Level 2

Numeracy Level 2

Education

Honours degree in Chemistry

Teaching qualification L5 or above

Willingness to work towards teaching qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Teacher of Chemistry - Access at Tameside College! This is a part time position, 7.2 hours per week. In this role, you will design and deliver engaging, high-quality learning experiences that inspire, challenge and support learners to achieve their full potential. Using a variety of innovative teaching approaches and learning strategies, you will create an inclusive and dynamic learning environment that meets the diverse needs of our students.

You will play a key role in shaping and developing the curriculum, monitoring learner progress, and providing meaningful feedback and assessment to help learners succeed both in college and during work-based learning opportunities. You will act as a subject tutor to support learners to achieve ambitious goals and develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for future success.

Benefits:

As a teaching colleague you’ll go into the Teacher Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefits for example, a great holiday allowance of 45 days (pro rata for fractional contracts) which doesn’t include bank holidays (there on top), Costa Coffee on site, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One to name but a few. Of course, we offer retail discounts, cycle to work and a saving club via Manchester Credit Union.

Here’s the standard bit:

You’ll be responsible for planning, delivering and developing teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of strategies and learning styles; taking responsibility for your quality of teaching and related curriculum development that meet learner needs, whilst assessing learners progress in college or on work experience and devise assessment processes against highly personalised progress targets. You will be experienced and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

What you’ll need:

• Enthusiasm, resilience and highly motivated with Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2, you must have a Teaching qualification at L5 or above (or willingness to work towards). You must also hold an honours degree in Chemistry or related Science.
• Teaching experience within the FE sectors is desirable but you must have knowledge of curriculum development and diversification in the subject area.

About us:

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people's lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies:

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV's forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.