Esol Lecturer

**Job Title**:ESOL Lecturer

**Department**:ESOL

**Reports to**:Head of Department (or Deputy Head of Department)

**Grade**:Lecturers Scale

**Location**:Southall, Ealing or Hammersmith Campus

**Key Purpose**:
To teach, train and assess learners in a variety of learning environments, ensuring a high-quality learning experience.

To provide support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential.

To lead as appropriate on designated study programmes and/or courses, with a key responsibility for ensuring the design, delivery and evaluation of programmes.

To teach and provide tutorial support for ESOL Young Learners (16-18) and adults across a variety of levels.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. To prepare and deliver lessons on study programmes and/or courses as directed by the Departmental leadership team.

2. To prepare lesson plans and schemes of work in line with College guidelines and prepare teaching materials in all formats to facilitate learners learning.

3. To undertake the role of Personal Tutor for learners, ensuring the adequate provision of support and implementation of the College’s tutorial programme.

4. To monitor learner attendance, follow up on learner absence and complete learner withdrawals, transfers and destinations as appropriate.

5. To act as an internal assessor and verifier when required.

6. To provide a stimulating learning environment by making full use of the resources available.

7. To invite regular feedback from learners through questionnaires, group discussions and course reviews to facilitate continuous improvement.

8. To organise external activities and visits as appropriate to ensure a variety of approaches within the learning programme, including assisting with the establishment and monitoring of learner work placements.

9. To support and, where appropriate, discipline learners in line with College procedures.

10. To contribute to the planning, setting and achievement of recruitment, attendance, retention, achievement, progression and destination targets for the study programme/course.

11. To participate in the recruitment of learners through the marketing of courses, attendance at open evenings and interviewing of learners, including pre-entry guidance, in liaison with the Department leadership team.

12. To use Information Technology within the College to aid learners' learning.

13. To ensure that English and Maths are fully integrated into all teaching and learning activities and GCSE/Functional Skills English and maths is taught as required.

14. To ensure that opportunities to evidence English and Maths are sign posted for/with the learners.

15. To contribute to the creation and updating of risk assessments of working areas and practices and ensure these are implemented appropriately

**General Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. To be an active member of relevant course-teams or other groups, and to attend course teams and other meetings

2. To participate in the Staff Appraisal Scheme and to undertake training based on individual and service needs.

3. To take a lead in creating or to promote a positive, inclusive ethos that challenges discrimination and promotes equality and diversity.

4. To comply with College policies and guidelines in respect to health & safety

5. To demonstrate positive personal and professional behaviour as specified by the College Code of Conduct.

6. To undertake continual CPD to support the College culture of continuous improvement.

7. To partake in quality assurance systems including verification, course review and evaluation and self-assessment.

8. To meet minimum relevant occupational standards.

9. To keep up to date with the skills required to fulfil the role.

10. To undertake any other duties commensurate with grade as may be reasonably requested by College management.

11. You will be responsible for protecting staff and learners from all preventable harm as per College Safeguarding procedures.

**Method of Working**

The College expects all members of staff to work effectively as part of a team, or teams, supporting staff and learners, improving lives through, education, training, skills and development and fostering social and economic success, in line with the College’s overall mission.

**Public Relations**

Considerable importance is attached to the public relations aspect of all work undertaken by Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College staff. It is a prime objective therefore, that all staff will at all times project to the public the image of the College as being keen to assist wherever possible, and committed to the highest standards of delivery and service.

**Equality and Diversity**

Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College regards the promotion, embedding and effective implementation of the College Equality and Diversity Policy as a shared fundamental responsibility for all colleagues.

**Safeguarding**

Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College is committed to safeguard