Expert Food Buying and Merchandising Lecturer

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Fashion Retail Academy Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Associate Lecturer to join our Apprenticeships team at Fashion Retail Academy. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of our Apprenticeship provision to corporate clients, ensuring alignment with externally accredited standards and qualifications.

As an Associate Lecturer, you will plan, organise and deliver exceptional teaching activities for the cohort, ensuring every learner receives the highest quality teaching, learning and feedback, successfully preparing them for progression in industry. You will be responsible for creating and delivering industry-relevant content, in line with the course and wider programme objectives.

About You

  • Relevant degree or above.
  • A relevant professional qualification within the subject area or related area.
  • A recognised teaching qualification or working towards completing a teaching qualification would be desirable.
  • Experience delivering apprenticeship standards.
  • Current expert operational knowledge of the relevant industry.
  • Broad knowledge of current theory and relevant practice related to a specialist subject.
  • Best practice teaching and learning approaches.
  • Experience of coaching and mentoring learners to achieve high levels of success and outcomes.
  • Experience of helping learners to relate learning to work and the ability to contextualise theory within the learners work role and culture.
  • Proven track record of delivering learner portfolios and assignments on time and to agreed standards.
  • Experience of building and developing strong relationships with employers and communities.

Desirable Skills (or willingness to obtain)

  • A relevant industry-related qualification at Level 3 or above.
  • Experience in delivering Apprenticeship standards at Level 3 and above.
  • Experience of teaching Functional Skills at Level 2 in English and Maths.
  • A valid and recognised teaching/training qualification.
  • Either D32/D33/A1/CAVA.

Why Fashion Retail Academy?

We foster a culture where our team members can lean on each other, recognise each other and celebrate together. Our students are at the centre of what we do, and as a result, we offer hugely rewarding careers. Whatever your role at Fashion Retail Academy, you have the opportunity to change a student's life. If you are looking for a fast-paced and autonomous role where you can really demonstrate your impact, then look no further.

Please note that we are always on the lookout for talented Lecturers to join Fashion Retail Academy and are continuing to grow as an organisation, so this opportunity could lead to a permanent post.

Hourly Rate

£37.58 an hour, inclusive of teaching, preparation and associated pedagogic work, on Levels 2, 3 and 4, and £42 an hour, inclusive of teaching and associated pedagogic work on Levels 5 and 6. Non-teaching duties across provisions, including course development work, are paid at £23.85 per hour inclusive.

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