Please note this is a Maternity Cover position until 26/06/202 6
Optimistic - Equity- Kindness- Innovation Collaboration
Derby College Group is looking to recruit a highly skilled part-time (18.5 hours per week) Teacher of Art and Design at our Joseph Wright Centre. You will be a dedicated and motivated professional, providing outstanding teaching and learning.
The Opportunity
You will deliver innovative, dynamic, and responsive teaching to meet the needs of our Art and Design students. Your role includes maintaining strong industry links, developing collaborative activities with industry partners, contributing to departmental research, and enhancing students employability in the creative industries. Through engaging teaching, learning, and assessment, you will ensure students gain an in-depth understanding of key subjects.
Currently, the role will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday however, this may vary depending on timetables.
About You
Youll have a strong background in vocational art and design education and a deep understanding of teaching technical skills. Experience of working with students at levels 1 and 2 is essential. Youll have excellent administrative and interpersonal skills, and a commitment to teamwork. As an experienced coordinator, you will help develop new strategies to enhance teaching quality. A degree in Fine Art or a related discipline, and a Level 5/6 teaching qualification (PGCE/CertEd) or progress towards it, are required.
The Benefits
Salary of up to £41,683 per annum pro rata
49 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur) pro rata
Membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme with a 28.68% employer contribution
Discount at our Ofsted rated Outstanding onsite Little Explorers Nursery
TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
Flint Bishop Solicitors free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
Continuous development and progression opportunities
Free eye tests with Specsavers
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.
Safeguarding statement
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.
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