Maths Lecturer

We are looking for a highly motivational and inspirational lecturer to join our Maths and English team. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of County Durham’s leading Further Education providers to help learners on their journey to develop their skills in Maths.

There are opportunities for an enthusiastic lecturer to deliver our GCSE Maths, Functional Skills and unitised maths qualifications. We are looking for someone who can help our learners make positive progress on their learning journey in maths. The post will involve delivering engaging lessons to a diverse group of learners across our three sites within County Durham. If you would love to pass on your passion for maths and help people develop essential maths skills, then East Durham College is the college for you.

You may be required to teach maths across our three engaging and varied campuses, you will be paid mileage for any travel between the sites during the teaching day and we are open to discussing which campus would work best for you depending on the requirements of the timetable.
- Willerby Grove Campus - Peterlee
- The Technical Academy - Peterlee
- Houghall - Durham City

You will be involved in delivery of different maths qualifications to a variety of learners which may include:

- 14-16 provision in our in house Engage school & Home Educators Year 10 and Year 11
- Mainstream vocational learners from a broad range of qualifications with their foundational skills assessments
- Adults returning to education.
- Foundation learners with SEND and Additional Needs

Unqualified lecturers with the required Maths Qualifications are also invited to apply, as long as you are committed to completing your teaching qualification within your first two years in post at East Durham College.

Essential Requirement:

- Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy
- A teaching qualification Cert Ed/PGCE/DTLLS

What we offer:

- 40 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
- Teacher Pension Scheme with up to 23.68% employer contributions
- Free Gym Membership.
- Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity and Adoption leave.
- 3 days paid emergency leave per year.
- Various Paid and unpaid leave for other needs
- Funded Continuous Professional Development (CPD) where appropriate.
- Onsite restaurant, Canteen and Hair and Beauty Salon
- Free onsite parking
- On site Nursery facilities (up to 5 yoa)
- Cycle to work scheme and much more.

The College is home to a genuine and supportive community of students and staff - we believe you won’t find a more supportive and friendlier college.

And that support leads to some great results. A high proportion of our students progress successfully into further or higher education, apprenticeships or employment.

Students at East Durham College also develop their confidence, self-esteem and work-related skills - developing good employability skills and enhance their future opportunities.

We also have a strong focus on helping students to make a positive contribution to their communities through the community project aspect of our exciting tutorial programme. The work of our students and our Students’ Union also helps a wide range of charities and community action projects. In fact, our 14-16 Engage provision was shortlisted for the 2020 Tes FE Awards in the Contribution to the Local Community Award category.

We have a key focus on supporting students in their journey on to employment or further forms of education and training, building upon the positive and life-changing experience of studying at East Durham College.