Are you looking for a career where you can use your English skills on a daily basis? Are you a passionate believer in ensuring that everyone has access to high quality teaching and learning opportunities to develop their English skills? Are you looking to get into teaching or looking for a change? Then this could be the role for you. Due to changes in funding and hours of learning for English, we have a number of new roles available:
JOB TITLE: English Lecturer
LOCATION: Kings Lynn and Kings Lynn/Wisbech
HOURS: Roles from 18.5-30 hours per week at Kings Lynn, Full-time role at Kings Lynn/Wisbech
SALARY: £31,904 - £40,233 FTE
Our English team work with our learners to enable them to achieve their potential through the delivery of Functional Skills and GCSE lessons. Our learners are often enrolled on other college courses and are often anxious about their abilities. This is a real opportunity to help our learners in developing an understanding, and hopefully love, of English including how to apply principals in relation to their course and every day lives.
We pride ourselves on our approach to the work life balance of our team and actively support job share and flexible working opportunities.
Please note that your point on the salary scale will be determined based on both experience and teaching qualifications. Appointments will not normally be made at point 12 or above (£37454 FTE) without a level 5 teaching qualification and experience.
We are a successful, community-focused FE College based in the East of England. We have a thriving English team and in recent years, the department has grown from strength to strength. We offer an incredible training package and a chance to work within tight knit and supportive teams.
BENEFITS
We offer an excellent package including a generous annual leave allowance of 37 days per year for curriculum staff, plus five College closure days, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time), fee waivers on some College courses, a contributory pension scheme with the Teachers' Pension Scheme (current employer contribution is 23.68%), discounts with local businesses and access to a cycle to work scheme. CWA focusses on staff well-being and utilises both internal and external resources, such as a well-being committee and access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme as well as comprehensive training and development.
Job share opportunities are available for the right candidates.
To apply online or to view all our current vacancies please visit www.cwa.ac.uk.
For further information specific to the role, or to arrange a visit please contact Shareen Hannan on [email protected]
Closing date for receipt of all applications: 12noon, Friday 10 July 2026
Interviews are provisionally planned for week commencing 13 July 2026
Applicants are expected to ensure their applications are written in their own words.
We reserve the right to use an AI checker on any application.
Please note that all interviews are conducted face to face, we are unable to facilitate online interviews.
CWA are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. We would encourage you to disclose any disabilities and whether or not you wish to be considered under this scheme.
CWA is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check as well as a barred list check. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
Full details of our Safeguarding Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection policy can be found at Policies (cwa.ac.uk).
CWA reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient suitably qualified applications be received prior to the closing date.
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