Lecturer in SEND

Are you looking for permanent/full-time work?

Are you passionate about SEND?

Would you like to support SEND students in achieving their qualifications?

If yes, this could be the opportunity for you!

At St Helens College and Knowsley Community College, the role of a Lecturer includes providing high quality education, training and skills to college students and clients in order to meet the Colleges mission, aims and objectives.

As a lecturer, you will be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of teaching / training / assessment on the courses that you teach and accountable to the HOS & DHOS for the academic and professional standards, performance and outcomes of the HE/FE/Work-based courses on which you teach.

The successful candidate must:

• Have experience of teaching and motivating students with SEND
• Hold a relevant degree and/or SEND related qualifications.
• Have a relevant teaching qualification or equivalent teaching qualification, or be willing to achieve this qualification within a set period upon appointment
• Have GCSE Maths and English (A*-C)
• Be well organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What can we offer you?

• Positive and enjoyable working environment
• Working 36 hours per week 
• Generous holiday entitlement: 51 days per annum, plus bank holidays
• Permanent Contract
• Contributory pension scheme with an excellent employer contribution:
  Teachers Pension Scheme – 28.68%
• Death in Service benefits
• Free on-site parking
• 10% discounts at all College Catering outlets and subsidised Starbucks
• 15% off meals in our Colours restaurant on Thursday and Friday evenings
• 15% off treatments in our College Hair & Beauty Salons
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount Scheme
• Well-being events and access to a well-being portal
• CPD
• Opportunities for career development within the team and wider college

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.

Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

St Helens College and Knowsley Community College are committed to Equality and Diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.  Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Please note we do not accept speculative calls and emails with CV’s from recruitment agencies. Any speculative CVs sent to the College will NOT be considered. If any assistant is required by agencies, jobs will be sent to them via the TALOS portal.

Artificial intelligence can be a helpful tool when putting together your application or CV. However, it’s important that everything you include is honest, accurate, and genuinely based on your own experiences. If you choose to use AI to support your writing, please make sure you indicate clearly where it has been used.

All examples and statements must still be truthful and reflect your own work. If any content is found to be plagiarised, whether taken from someone else’s ideas or generated by AI and presented as your own, your application may be withdrawn.