Senior Lecturer (Curriculum Lead) – Animal Studies (Internal Applicants Only)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated colleague to join the Animal Studies team as Senior Lecturer (Curriculum Lead).

This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role in supporting the delivery and continuous improvement of Animal Studies provision across our Preston, Warrington and Liverpool centres. Working closely with the Curriculum Area Manager, you will help drive quality, student success and operational effectiveness across the curriculum area. The role is 1.0 FTE, comprising a 0.6 teaching commitment based at Walton Hall, with leadership responsibilities across all centres.

We are looking for a colleague who can demonstrate:

• A strong track record of delivering high-quality teaching, learning and assessment.
• Experience of supporting curriculum quality improvement and learner achievement.
• The ability to motivate and inspire both learners and colleagues.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Relevant subject expertise alongside a teaching qualification and appropriate higher-level qualifications.

This role represents an excellent development opportunity for candidates looking to broaden their curriculum leadership experience and make a significant contribution to the continued success of Animal Studies. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Curriculum Area Manager.

Why join us? 

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK. 

What We Offer: 

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• A generous holiday allowance of 42 days, pro rata plus bank holidays. 
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme  

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working. 

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.