Lecturer - Foundation ; Business

Job Details

3 roles available

Salary: £41,220 - £47,728 per annum

Employment type:

Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into:
Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader

Department:
Foundation Year - Academic Persistence

We welcome applications from candidates with experience in any of the following subject areas:

• Business Management
• Health and Care Management
• International Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Digital Marketing
• Accounting and Finance
• Project Management

We are currently looking for a number of Lecturers to join the Centre for Academic Persistence to support the delivery of our Foundation Year course. This will include 16 hours of teaching (4 groups), academic support including office hours and tutorials and facilitating the cover rota on campus. You will be expected to go to campus 3‑4 days a week to suit the student timetable.

• Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face‑to‑face and online for our blended and distance learning students.
• Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.
• Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high‑quality feedback.
• Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.
• Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment.
• Assist with student orientation weeks (online) and face‑to‑face on campus.
• Support students with their assessments including 1–1s, group tutorials and scaffolded assessment feedback sessions.
• Assist students through providing reminders and tracking those who are at risk of non‑submission via phone calls, online 1‑1 tutorials and face‑to‑face assessment tutorials.
• Work closely to develop our assessment and resit clinics.
• Develop/create interactive videos, podcasts and activities that could be shared on our VLE and in‑class activities.

We are looking for individuals who understand the challenges to student engagement in a university setting and have experience teaching Foundation Year / academic skills. You must be positive and empathetic to dealing with student issues, ensuring we further engage students with their studies and ensuring positive student outcomes. Our Foundation Year has Business and Social Sciences pathways.

We welcome applications from those with an academic background in teaching some of the following subject areas: academic skills, assessment support, business (accounting and finance, business management, project management), service industry (health and care management and hospitality/tourism) and/or social sciences (criminology/law/psychology). An interest in AI in education, or enterprise/innovation would be advantageous.

• You must have a master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in a subject relevant to the teaching area.
• You must have a recognised HE Teaching Qualification and/or Advance HE Fellowship at FHEA/SFHEA level or demonstrate commitment to gain this recognition within 12 months of appointment.
• Able to evidence CPD to show your commitment to enhancing your knowledge and teaching capability, including your practical teaching methods and techniques.

At Arden, you will become part of a passionate and dedicated team committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, so we reward our people with fantastic benefits.

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on‑top, and a Christmas closure.
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7 %.
• Simply Health plan option.
• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles).
• Access to Perkbox benefits.
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends.
• Other excellent benefits.
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ allowing you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education.

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