Lecturer in Employability Skills

We are excited to be recruiting a dedicated and inspiring NEET Employability Lecturer to join our team at Sandwell College. Reporting to the Head of Section / Programme Lead, this fixed-term, part-time position is ideal for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about planning, delivering and assessing engaging employability and work-skills programmes that help young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) to re-engage and progress into education, employment or training.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver inclusive employability, work-readiness and personal development sessions
• Assess learner progress, give constructive feedback and maintain accurate learner records
• Provide one-to-one mentoring and tailored support to remove barriers to learning
• Monitor attendance, behaviour and wellbeing, intervening early to improve retention
• Embed English, maths, ICT and practical workplace skills into learning
• Work with colleagues, families and external partners to support learners’ progression back into Sandwell College and to safeguard learners

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A Level 3 teaching/training qualification (or equivalent) and relevant English and maths qualifications
• A Level 3 assessor qualification, or a willingness to work towards one
• Experience of delivering employability or vocational training, and of supporting NEET or disengaged young people
• Experience of planning lessons, assessing learner progress, and providing one-to-one and small-group interventions
• Experience of teaching Functional Skills English, maths or ICT, and of working with parents/carers and external agencies, would be an advantage
• Strong communication and learner-engagement skills, with the ability to motivate learners and build their confidence
• Effective behaviour management and inclusive practice, adapting your teaching to individual needs
• Good organisation, record-keeping and IT skills, with the ability to track attendance and learner progress