At Hopwood Hall, our priority is to provide the best possible education for our students – ensuring that each individual is given the support and encouragement needed to achieve their goals.
Our values reflect the importance that we place on developing a caring and nurturing environment in which we expect the highest standards of work, behaviour and commitment from our students and staff.
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Lecturer to join our teaching team.
About The Role
You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, engaging teaching across a range of full‑time and part‑time programmes. You will plan, prepare, and assess learning activities while promoting essential skills such as literacy, numeracy and digital capability.
You will also contribute to curriculum planning and support the delivery of basic and key skills. You will take responsibility for maximising learner attendance, retention, and punctuality within assigned groups, ensuring an outstanding learning experience for all.
About You
The role requires a suitably qualified and experienced professional with a strong background in the relevant subject area. Applicants should hold a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one.
Candidates must demonstrate comprehensive subject knowledge, an understanding of current educational initiatives, and a creative, innovative approach to developing teaching materials.
Intermediate IT skills are essential, particularly in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Desirable skills include familiarity with learner management systems, student record systems, virtual learning environments and e-learning platforms.
Please specify in your application if you would like full time or part time hours
About Hopwood Hall
STAFF BENEFITS
Career average pension scheme
Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena
Purchase loans for computers and bikes
Staff discount at the College’s Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs
On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus)
Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance
Free on-site parking
On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed)
An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site)
A cycle to work scheme
Discounted public transport tickets
Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 28 days plus bank holidays
Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays)
Two Health and Wellbeing days per year
Subsidised bistro and refectory
We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester.
We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and exemption orders 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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Hopwood Hall College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.