Lecturer Protective Services

Barking and Dagenham College, Dagenham Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0XU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (533)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Criminology, Physical education, Public services, Sport and leisure, Sports science
• Working pattern: Full time: Lecturers work 36 hours per week. (23 Teaching and 13 Admin)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,51 - £46,307 including LW p.a.
• Pay scale: LEC 15 - LEC 36

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key responsibilities of a Protective Services Lecturer:

• Teaching - you will demonstrate excellent practitioner skills and competencies – be able to developlessons to meet the requirements of our Teaching, Learning and Assessment framework, enhance the learner experience and support learners to self-actualise their true potential
• Delivering theory based and practical based specialist units including hierarchy and routine (drill), telecommunications, emergency planning, outdoor activity skills, map reading, crime scene investigation, war and conflict careers and fitness
• Quality Assurance-Experience in internal and external quality assurance processes e.g. including writing assignment briefs, marking learner work against assessment criteria, internal verification, and working with awarding bodies such as BTEC and/or NCFE
• Use of Learning Platforms -Use of digital platforms including Google Classroom or similar virtual learning environments to support schedule hand out/hand in of assignment briefs, uploading and allocating worksheets to the learners to support their learning
• Supporting Higher level grades -Evidence of planning and teaching strategies to help learners achieve higher grades and exceed their initial target grades
• Participate in outdoor learning, the role would appeal to candidates with experience and enthusiasm for outdoor adventurous activities, and residential trips to support the development of essential knowledge, skills and behaviours of young people
• Highly Organised and Professional - Evidence of organisation of workload to ensure deadlines are achieved for marking, feedback to learners, administration e.g. completion of progress reviews, and quality assurance activities
• Maintain own levels of fitness and be able to role model a positive lifestyle in order to deliver units needed for courses

What the college offers its staff

Barking and Dagenham FE College provide generous pension, encourages professional development, well being support (EAP program), discounted services, free gym on site with facilities, free parking

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Our ideal candidate will holdthe following qualifications, skills and experience;

• Hold a teaching qualification andhave experience of teaching in the Further or Higher Education sectors

OR

• Have a level 3 qualification in the subject relevant to the course you will be delivering, and be prepared to undertake a Further Education teaching qualification with our support, as part of ourPassport to Teachingprogramme

OR

• Have significant Service Industries, industry experience, and be qualified to level 3 in the subject and be prepared to undertake a Further Education teaching qualification with our support, as part of ourPassport to Teachingprogramme

All applicants should have good administrative skills and be able to accurately track students' attendance, progress and achievements.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Barking and Dagenham College

• 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: lynne.mold@bdc.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barking-and-dagenham-college

Barking and Dagenham Further Education College is a forward thinking college, which is vibrant and committed to the success of our staff, learners, businesses and communities!

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