CORNWALL COLLEGE
Job Description
Post title:
Lecturer Hairdressing (Based at St Austell)
Reports to:
Team Lead
Salary:
CC Point 34, £24,771 per annum pro rata
Generic role of post:
The Lecturer is responsible for student tuition and managing the student learning
experience from interview and induction through to formal education delivery,
assessment and taking a lead role in course organisation and all related matters.
The College framework is to encourage team working where Lecturers and Team
Leads work together in a supportive framework to provide the best learning
experience for our students.
Specific duties:
1. Deliver education and training, working to an agreed number of contact hours
annually, to include student action planning and assessment as required.
2. Produce and develop teaching and learning materials as required, working to
awarding body standards at all times.
3. Take part in marketing events and public relations activities.
4. Any other duties as required as may, from time to time, be deemed appropriate
to the level and grade of the post. This may occasionally involve cover, by
agreement and consultation, for absent colleagues.
Person Specification
Competencies:
Skills and ability
Ability to engage learners
Ability to deliver education consistently at
national recognised standards
Understand and able to use ILT and plan and
prepare resources
Ability to recruit students
Responsible for the use of marketing materials
Ability to maintain student data (IT systems)
Ability to analyses student data
Able to work collaboratively across teams
Ability to build relationships with employers
relative to the subject area
Able to plan and prepare for lessons including;
Job Description for Lecturer and Course Manager
Requirement
Means of assessment
Application Interview
Form
Assessment
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schemes of work and lesson plans
Ability to innovate and create a stimulating and
fun learning environment (inclusive of Learner
led environment)
Ability to assess work in line with occupation
guidelines
Ability to be a personal tutor
Consistently recruit and work with large
student numbers
Consistently achieve high retention,
recruitment, achievement and added value
Knowledge
Occupation or vocational experience
Teaching experience
Specialist knowledge
Evidence of continuous professional
development
Ability to embed equal opportunities into the
curriculum
Experience working with individual learning
needs
Education/Qualifications
Maths, English at level 2 (GCSE at C)
Level 3 Hairdressing qualification
Barbering qualification (or commercial
experience)
Hold or working toward a teaching qualification
Assessor qualification
Internal Quality Assurance qualification
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Any special conditions attaching to the post:
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Lectures will be observed regularly throughout the year as part of subject sector area
reviews. The minimum standard expected as part of these reviews will be in line with national
standards.
Lecturers on a full time contract will be expected to deliver 880 contact hours and part time
staff will be pro rata’d accordingly.
All lecturing staff will be on an academic contract of employment
Lecturers will be required to undertake appropriate CPD training and corporate training to
enhance good practice.
Personal Attributes and Qualities
Essential:
 Be self-motivated and have a ‘can do’ attitude to all challenges set
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Must enjoy teaching and learning processes and take a positive and optimistic
approach to working in the FE community and developing our students.
Flexibility, adaptability and a willingness to embrace processes of change and
development.
College Values
Consistent
Can do
Courageous
Creative
Connected
Caring
Celebrating
In addition to job role competencies
Cornwall
College
values
are
embedded in all roles. Therefore, all
employees will be expected to review
the College values document and
ensure they understand how the
values apply to their role and the
wider organisation.
Please note: All employees of Cornwall College are required to undertake
mandatory Safeguarding, health and safety, data protection and Equality & Diversity
Training. All statutory checks governed by “every child matters” will need to be
completed before commencing employment.
Please assume if you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date,
that you have not been shortlisted for this position.
Job Description for Lecturer and Course Manager