Part Time Lecturer - Digital Skills

Salary range: £23,865 - £34,905 (pro-rata) p.a. inc

Contract: Fixed term until 31 July 2023

Hours of work: 18 hours per week

Location: Brent Digital Skills Hub (Wembley Central) and other locations from time to time

 

 

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

 

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

 

 

This post is directly responsible for planning, teaching, marking, assessing and evaluating courses and to delivering quality learning opportunities which meet the learning needs of students.

The post will be based at our new Brent Start Digital Skills Hub in Wembley Central, which has been developed to work with and for local communities and businesses to support the enhancement of their digital skills.

The post holder is expected to:

• make use of labour market intelligence and an understanding of local need to plan high quality courses that equip learners with the digital skills they need to progress in or into employment or to become more active citizens.
• plan and deliver a quality learning programme, which takes into account individual student needs, abilities, backgrounds and experience.

use a variety of teaching methods and appropriate resources, to enable students to maximise their learning and develop confidence in their digital skills further develop the quality of the provision in support of the service’s ambition to become outstanding.

The Person

We are seeking someone who has a generic adult teaching qualification, preferably with a subject specialism in Information and Communication Technology.  You will have experience of developing and teaching Digital Skills courses to adults within an Adult and Community Learning or Further Education setting.

We are seeking someone who is confident in one or more of the following areas:

• Essential Digital Skills
• Cyber Security
• Software and Apps Development
• Graphics & Animation

Web Development digital technology and media – including programming

It is essential that you possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills and have the flexibility to deliver learning at our Digital Skills Hub, or on our main sites and community venues across a range of days and times.

Closing date: 19 February 2023 (23:00)

Additional Information 

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk