Overview
Lecturer - Painting and Decorating (Maternity Cover)
Salary: Up to £40,324 per annum, dependent on experience
Hours: 35 per week
Working Weeks: 52 per year
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Until June 2026
Site: Accrington and Rossendale College
Closing Date: Sunday 28th September 2025
Interview Date: TBC
"Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?"
Our Organisation
Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges - Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning & Accrington & Rossendale College. Our College Group is now the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as 'Outstanding' under the new Ofsted inspection framework.
Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels. Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.
The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Painting & Decorating Lecturer to join our student-focused team on a fixed-term basis. This role will start in August 2025. We would particularly like candidates with experience of delivering on apprenticeships. Applications on a part-time basis will also be considered.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington & Rossendale College but may be required to travel across sites.
What You Will Be Doing:
* For candidates with relevant experience, have specific responsibility for driving apprenticeships and employer engagement
* Teach on other Painting & Decorating programmes as required (Entry level to Level 3)
* Be up to date, plan and prepare high-quality teaching as required by your Line Manager
* Develop and share resources for the subject including maintaining effective links across college for resources
* Regularly assess students in order to track and monitor progress
What We Are Looking For:
* 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
* Minimum level 3 qualification in a related subject
* Recognised teaching and assessor qualification or a willingness to achieve this within three years of appointment
* A higher degree or advanced qualification
* Assessor and Verifier Qualifications
What We Offer in Return:
* Eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme
* Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
* Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
* A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
* Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
* Free on-site parking on all College sites
Please visit our "working for us" section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/
How to Apply:
Still Interested?
If you’re interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and complete an application form.
Website: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/
Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team [emailprotected]
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
East Lancashire Learning Group
East Lancashire Learning Group (ELLG) is comprised of Nelson and Colne College, Accrington and Rossendale College, Lancashire Adult Learning and ELLG Professional Services. Together we exist to transform lives through education, skills, and opportunity. Across the Group, we are home to 2,400 A Level and technical students aged 16 to 18, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 apprentices, and 400 higher education students, all taking confident steps into high-value professional and technical careers through skills and higher education.
We are deeply rooted in our communities and proud to work alongside hundreds of local employers, shaping a skilled, adaptable, and ambitious workforce that drives growth and opportunity across our region. Our commitment goes beyond teaching; we offer personalised support, real-world experiences, and pathways that raise aspirations and strengthen social mobility for learners of all backgrounds.
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted for 20 consecutive years - the only college in the country to achieve this - ELLG combines excellent teaching and learning, driven by evidence-based pedagogies and practice, with innovation and employer partnership to meet the evolving needs of learners, industry, and society. Our drive towards research and development in teaching and learning underpins our practice, supporting our colleges to achieve sector-leading outcomes in English and maths, exceptional A level progress, and high satisfaction in higher education through the National Student Survey. In doing so, we create opportunities that strengthen our region, support employers, and open doors for every learner to achieve their potential.
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We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!
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