Join Colchester Institute – Where Your Career Makes a Difference
At Colchester Institute, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. As one of the leading providers of education and training in the region, we are proud to offer a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking working environment.
We are seeking a Course Leader to join our team. In this role you will undertake all core teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum development responsibilities associated with the Lecturer role while providing academic leadership and operational oversight across designated Further and Higher Education programmes. They will be responsible for ensuring the overall quality, coherence, and performance of the programme, delivering an outstanding educational experience that promotes academic excellence, student engagement, retention, achievement, and progression.
The postholder will lead on curriculum design, annual monitoring, and continuous quality improvement, ensuring that programme content remains current, industry-informed, and fully aligned with awarding organisation requirements, institutional policies, and regulatory frameworks. They will coordinate module delivery, oversee assessment and quality assurance processes, support and mentor teaching staff, and use student achievement and progression data to drive evidence-based enhancement initiatives. Acting as the primary academic point of contact for students, colleagues, employers, and external stakeholders, the Course Leader will foster an inclusive, supportive, and high-performing learning environment while providing strategic leadership that contributes to the ongoing success, innovation, and reputation of the Further and Higher Education provision.
Job title: Lecturer - Course Leader - Health and Social Care
Permanent, Full Time
Colchester Campus
About the role:
- Responsible for the whole study programme overseeing the academic quality, delivery, enrichment, student outcomes and course administration
- To monitor standards of students’ work against awarding organisation guidelines and to raise achievement levels.
- Working with area leadership teams to ensure management of quality assurance and provision. Ensuring appropriate requirements are met for external verification.
- Lead on modelling best practise through the development of subject curricula to include Technology Enhanced Learning and innovative delivery methods.
- Comprehensive teaching responsibilities (designing schemes of work, assessing, preparation, delivery, marking, individual student tutoring).
- Designing, developing, and reviewing curriculum materials in line with programme specifications and quality assurance frameworks.
- Delivering engaging and innovative teaching using a variety of pedagogical approaches to meet diverse learner needs.
Essential Experience:
- Proven leadership experience, including team management, decision-making, and the ability to motivate and guide others.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Teaching or delivering training experience.
Essential Qualifications:
- Education to level 3 or above and/or a professional qualification in required subject or equivalent OR Education to degree level and/or above in required subject or equivalent
- Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics GCSE 4+ or C and above / CSE Level 1 / O-Level C or above / Level 2 Adult Numeracy or Literacy or equivalent
- Level 5 Teaching Qualification/ completing within 3 years of employment or 3 years of the first available course
Why join us?
At Colchester Institute, we value our staff and invest in their growth. Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in education and training. If you are passionate about making a difference and inspiring the next generation, we would love to hear from you.
We do not engage with recruitment or search agencies unless they have been officially contracted in line with our PSL.
