Lecturer in Motorsport (Motor Vehicle) - based at Preston

My career at Myerscough College – Inspiring Excellence

About the role

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the next generation of motor vehicle engineers? Myerscough College invites you to seize an extraordinary opportunity as a Lecturer in Motorsport (Motor Vehicle).

At Myerscough College, we believe that education is the key to unlocking the boundless potential within each student. As a Lecturer in Motorsport (Motor Vehicle), you will play a pivotal role in inspiring and guiding our students on their path to success. Your industry experience, passion, and dedication will serve as a guiding light, nurturing their talents and instilling in them a profound love for the world of motor vehicle engineering.

With access to state-of-the-art facilities and a supportive environment, you will have the opportunity to share your wealth of knowledge and practical experience through hands-on projects, industry collaborations, and real-world applications, to provide our students with the skills they need to thrive in their future careers.

If you are applying to us directly from industry, with no teaching experience, we have various financial and professional initiatives to support your transition to teaching. 

Should a successful candidate be found prior to the closing date we have the right to remove this advert.

Why join us?

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with UCLan and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer:

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 40 days, plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, with a remarkable 28.68% employer contribution rate.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team. 

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hours

37 Hours Per Week

Department

Motorsport Engineering

Location

Myerscough College (Preston)

Salary

Up to £37,411 per annum (pro-rata) in accordance with qualifications and experience. (Inclusive of a temporary market forces payment)

Reference No

LMMV-1711

Closing Date

Sunday 17 November 2024