Trainee Lecturer / Lecturer in Chemistry

Category: Teaching Staff, Location: Whittingham Road Campus, Closing Date: 28 Apr 2025
Salary: £26,521 to £42,727, Hours: 35 hrs (Full Time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Halesowen College for a Trainee Lecturer / Lecturer in Chemistry. In this role, you will work towards and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessments that provides a high-quality experience to enthusiastic students who are passionate about the subject.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced, qualified lecturer, to join a growing and popular Science department. The Science department is a large and diverse team with a range of courses including A Level Sciences, Level 3 Applied Science, Level 2 Applied Science, L1 Applied Science as well as successful Access to HE courses. With a dedicated department with bespoke labs; the successful candidate will teach on a range of subjects and courses which include our L1, L2 and L3 Vocational Applied Science courses on Chemistry units.

We are accepting applications from qualified Lecturers, however if you are a recent graduate and wish to join our Trainee Lecturer Programme, we would welcome an application from you.

To request the Trainee Lecturer Job Description and Person Specification, please contact Human Resources at HR@halesowen.ac.uk. 

What will a Trainee Lecturer position mean for me?

Your training needs will be assessed and funded, in particular your studies, towards achieving the Diploma in Education and Training (DET course). A qualification in teaching will provide a practical introduction and a gradual build-up of your skills and knowledge. Alongside this will be a range of job shadowing and where appropriate, industrial updating to further your knowledge in this specialist area. Time will be allocated for you to undertake the training within your contracted weekly hours.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and will undertake an Enhanced DBS, safer recruitment vetting and online checks for all successful candidates. Successful candidates will get the opportunity to attain a professional teaching qualification as part of the role. This will include continuous professional development.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received before the closing date.