English Lecturer (Part Time Hourly Paid)
East Lancashire Learning Group, Accrington & Rossendale College, Sandy Lane, Accrington, BB5 2AR11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £27.89 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Organisation
Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding careers prospects.
The Exciting Role
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a part-time hourly paid English Lecturer. This position is ideal for somebody looking for a flexible and term-time only role – and between 9 and 18 hours of teaching per week – to be discussed further at interview.
You will be part of a highly successful team of dedicated English staff delivering GCSE and Functional Skills English at Accrington and Rossendale College along with inspiring your students to achieve their best.
East Lancashire Learning Group is 'Powered by Maths and English'. Part of our core strategic intent is to ensure that our learners are English and maths enabled and subsequently there is whole college approach to – and ownership of – English and maths. All English teachers are well-qualified and have expert knowledge of the subject and we also continue to invest in teachers' ongoing professional development. You will be joining a team of dedicated, innovative and highly successful subject-experts who achieve remarkable things - students who resit their GCSEs at the college are more than twice as likely to achieve Grade 4-9 than the National Average.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington and Rossendale College but may be required to travel across sites.
This post would suit an experienced practitioner looking for their next challenge and looking to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation.
This post could suit an experienced practitioner looking for their next challenge or a newly qualified teacher looking to make their mark within an Outstanding organisation.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Plan, deliver and assess GCSE and/or Functional Skills English learners on 16-19 study programmes.
- The ideal candidate will be a dynamic practitioner who promotes and upholds the same high expectations as the College and its students.
- With a focus on sharing good practice, they will be committed to their own continuous professional development and will engage enthusiastically with our quality processes to ensure that our students receive an Outstanding experience
What We Are Looking For:
- Holds a recognised teaching qualification
- Holds a degree in English or a related subject, or a degree in an alternative subject plus A Level English
- Has experience of delivering GCSE English in an FE, Sixth Form or Secondary setting
- It would also be desirable to have experience of teaching Functional Skills English; however, this is not essential
What the college offers its staff
What We Offer in Return:
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites
Please visit the Careers section on our website for full details of our benefits http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About East Lancashire Learning Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- h.resources@eastlancslearning.ac.uk
At East Lancashire Learning Group (ELLG), our purpose is to drive opportunity, ambition, and growth through education. We exist to ensure that every learner, regardless of their background, can access the skills, knowledge, and experiences that will unlock their potential and create meaningful futures.
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