Lecturer - Policing & Public Services

Are you passionate about inspiring our public service professionals of the future? We are seeking a driven individual to pave the way for our students to enter the industry! We need you to teach them the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for this sector; making our students become respected professionals within the community.

Public Services courses at the college offer students the opportunity to investigate the skills required to work within the sector, both on a practical and theoretical level. The right candidate will need to be able to work with young people and be passionate about their learning journey. You will need to be creative, innovative, and self-motivating to enable your students to succeed from delivering fitness sessions to engaging lecturers. Previous experience working in a Uniformed Service is essential.

We would also welcome applications from candidates who do not have previous teaching experience, but have the necessary industry knowledge, along with the enthusiasm and transferable skills to support our students to succeed. You would join a hugely supportive organisation, where we value, support and facilitate your professional development. We would offer you the opportunity to achieve your teaching qualifications with us; the qualifications we offer include the Level 5 Diploma in Education (DET), which could ultimately lead to you achieving QTLS, which is a nationally recognised qualification.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role before applying, please feel free to contact Clare Fasey, Head of Policing and Public Services, clare.fasey@wsc.ac.uk

West Suffolk College is one of the country’s leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre. We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengthsand Mission Statementunderpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

We offer many staff benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@wsc.ac.uk

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th May 2023

Interviews: Will be held shortly thereafter

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website – www.wsc.ac.uk/privacy-and-terms

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £29,247.00-£38,058.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bury St. Edmunds: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 17/05/2023
Reference ID: ATR000010