Hourly Paid Lecturer in Health & Social Care

Fixed Term for 2 years in the first instance

Salary: Grade 7 / £40.99 per hour plus a holiday entitlement of 18.03% 

The Institute of Inner-City Learning (IICL) seeks to appoint Hourly Paid Lecturers in Health & Social Care at its Birmingham Campus (LC). The primary delivery mode is face-to-face on campus. 

THE ROLE

The post holder is expected to deliver teaching in a variety of different learning environments and use a variety of teaching styles and approaches, including all levels of undergraduate study and, where appropriate, postgraduate study.

The post holder may be required to develop a range of teaching and assessment materials, covering specified modules and subject areas and may lead on modules and programmes in particular: Public Health, Digital Health, Physiology and Psychology. 

Main duties will include:

• Deliver teaching, learning and assessments, as well as provide support to students at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level of study, either individually or as a member of a teaching team.
• Deliver teaching and learning strategies in a variety of contexts, such as, online or blended learning teaching and learning, seminar and small group tutorials to large-group lectures, workshops and/or placements, using appropriate and engaging teaching and learning styles, within an established programme of study.
• Be involved in the design and development of high-quality teaching and learning material, sharing information/material on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, develop strategies for formative and summative assessments, and develop assessment criteria, following the relevant quality assurance requirements.
• Supervise the work of students in a timely, professional and supportive manner, providing necessary advice on study skills, research methods, assessment and dissertation work.
• Offer appropriate advice, feedback, support, and encouragement to students, in both an academic and personal tutor role, to ensure a high-quality student experience.

Please view the Job Description for further details, where you will also find a list of the essential and desirable ‘Person Specification’ criteria.

REQUIREMENTS

You should also have:

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Public Health, Digital Health, Physiology and Psychology and any other relevant disciplines)
• Experience in teaching, delivery, assessment and student support at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Higher Education (HE)
• Experience in teaching and supporting students from diverse backgrounds
• Experience in the design and development of module content, learning material, and assessments
• Demonstrable organisational and personal management skills
• Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills with evidence of a commitment to team working and teaching
• IT proficiency and experience of using e-resources including a willingness to teach by video-link, VLE, e-mail or online delivery
• Evidence of ability to balance competing pressures of teaching, scholarship, research, administrative demands and deadlines

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Please note that immigration sponsorship under the UK Government’s Skilled Worker visa route is not available for this role.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to start your application. Each page of your application will be saved when you click ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’.

Please note, this application process does not include the option to submit a CV. Therefore, your application will be assessed based on your answers to the application questions only and, in particular, your Supporting Statement.

We expect interviews to take place the week commencing 24^th April 2023.

Closing date: 16^th April 2023, 11:59pm.

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