The Primary Education Department at the Institute of Education seeks an organised and innovative individual for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Primary Education to teach primary music and professional studies. Ideal candidates will have expertise in music education in Primary schools and ideally an Early Years specialism (ages 3 – 7).
Overview of post
The University of Worcester (UW) has long been noted for its high quality and innovative provision in Education. As an Outstanding provider of ITE, we are nationally recognised for our overall quality and high sustained employment rates of our training teachers. In this context, the Institute of Education is seeking to appoint an inspirational and excellent Primary Education lecturer with a strong commitment to maintain and further develop our excellent reputation in teacher education and training.
We welcome applications from school colleagues as well as those already working in ITE. The successful appointee will have significant and relevant primary teaching experience along with some successful experience of initial teacher education, teaching in Higher Education or teaching adults.
The successful applicant will contribute to subject and module leadership, course development and teaching in their specialist area, on our range of undergraduate and postgraduate ITE courses as well as on postgraduate professional development programmes for teachers and other professionals working with children. In order to maintain our strong reputation for and commitment to an excellent student experience we are seeking an inspirational teacher for this role who can model excellent practice in their teaching and inspire trainee teachers to achieve their potential in the classroom.
A clear commitment to practice-based research should be demonstrated. There should be an active engagement in continuing their own professional and academic development, demonstrating their love of learning.
What's in it for you?
1. Annual incremental increase for Lecturer up to £43,482, with the opportunity to progress to £47,389 and for Senior Lecturer £56,535, with the opportunity to progress to £61,759 subject to performance and the university reward scheme
2. 47 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days)
3. Access to a range of benefits such as our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tusker Car Leasing
4. Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
5. In-house training and development support
6. A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment
For informal conversations about the post, please contact the Head of Department, Tom Weaver at t.weaver@worc.ac.uk
Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria).
Please note that this post may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route if your individual circumstances enable this in accordance with the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information on how the Skilled Worker visa rules may apply to you please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
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