Lecturer in Health & Social Care

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES          

• To perform core teaching duties as follows:

• • Produce schemes of work and lesson plans
  • Teach on a range of courses;
  • Setting and grading assignment work;
  • Maintenance of student records, class registers and preparation of reports;
  • Monitoring resources and their use;
  • Liaising with external examiners, moderators and verifiers;
  • Compliance with student disciplinary procedures.

• Attend meetings on matters relating to students, course co-ordination, management, assessment and development;

• Liaise with relevant industry groups and employers in relation to vocational training and placement (if necessary);

• Participate in the marketing of and recruitment to courses within the subject/programme area, including the interviewing of students, attendance at parents evenings, prize-giving, open days, awards ceremonies and other similar departmental/college events;

• Act as a course manager/ coordinator when required;

• Undertake assessor and verifier duties;

• Act as a class tutor to a group of students when required;

• Contribute to the review and evaluation of the relevant curriculum provision;

• Contribute to the development of the College’s quality procedures and participate in continuous professional development relating to the subject/programme area;

• Participate in staff training to develop and update personal and teaching skills, to include new technologies;

• Provide general advice on Health, Safety and maintenance matters relating to equipment and accommodation within the subject/programme area;

• Adhere to the College Health and Safety policies and procedures;

• Comply with, and actively promote College policies and procedures on all aspects of equality;

• Carry out any other duties assigned by the Head of School / Curriculum Area Manager.

Further Education is an ever changing service and all staff are expected to participate constructively in College activities and to adopt a flexible approach to their work. 

Note:    No job description can cover every issue that may arise within this post at various times and the post holder is expected to carry out other duties which are broadly consistent with those contained in this document.  The job description will be reviewed and varied periodically by Management in the light of the business needs of the College

Belfast Metropolitan College is a child-care organisation and complies with the requirements of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Regulations

The post is a Regulated Activity Position as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups NI Order 2007.