Lecturer – Health & Social Care

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The post is onsite at Kingston College.

Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity.

Please note that this post is funded for the 2026/27 academic year onwards so the successful candidate would not be expected to commence in post prior to August 2026.

The Commercial Industries and Access School at Kingston College is looking to appoint a Lecturer to teach courses across a range of levels and be a personal tutor on the Health & Social Care courses.

This post will sit within the Health & Social Care curriculum area with teaching across a wide range of levels including Level 2 & 3 BTEC’s, T-Level and Level 4 and 5 HNC/D. You may also be expected to teach on Sport and Uniformed Services.

The courses are predominantly coursework based and therefore we seek an innovative practitioner to design engaging coursework assignments through a range of assessment methods that can inspire our learners. Following our agreed schemes of work, assessment schedules and student monitoring procedures are an essential component of this work to ensure that students meet and exceed their target grades. The post will also be involved in internal verification activities and organising and taking part in external verification.

As our Lecturer, we’d like you to hold a degree or relevant professional qualifications in a Health & Social Care subject, hold a teaching qualification (or willing to work towards) and have excellent teaching skills in Health & Social Care programmes. With relevant and appropriate industry experience in Health & Social Care, you’ll have an awareness of academic quality standards, participated in recent and relevant continuous professional development.

With energy, enthusiasm and passion for the subject and education, you’ll be able to use new technologies to enhance teaching and learning and be receptive to new ideas and initiatives with a creative approach to problem solving. You’ll have good planning, preparation, organisational and administrative skills with good attention to detail, able to work well under pressure to agreed deadlines.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 30th April 2026.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. xbpsjku

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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