Lecturer in Care and Learning Opportunities

Job Description

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL ADVERT

Lecturer in Care & Learning Opportunities (Ref L747)
Part Time (28 hours)/Permanent/Fraserburgh Campus
Salary: £41,833.00 - £50,359.00 pro rata per annum
Actual Salary: £33,466.40 - £40,287.20 per annum

Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated professional looking for a new career direction? Do you think you have what it takes to inspire our childcare care and learning opportunity students? If the answer is yes, we would like to hear from you! We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the Childcare Care and Learning Opportunity Team.

It is essential that you are educated to degree level in a related subject area and have experience working in the childcare or healthcare sector. Teaching experience is not necessary but excellent communication and people skills are required along with the ability to build and maintain effective teacher/learner relationships with students which is a key aspect of the role.

Experience of teaching is not essential but you will be contracted to obtain TQFE (Teaching Qualification in Further Education) once employment has commenced if you do not already hold a relevant teaching qualification.

NESCol is a disability confident employer. We offer a variety of working options in line with business requirements and place great importance on staff wellbeing. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

The closing date for applications will be 5^th March 2026.

Interested? Want to know more?
For more information on this vacancy please visit our My Job Scotland website page on www.myjobscotland.gov.uk email jobs@nescol.ac.uk, or call People Services on 01224 612244 (voicemail).

Person Specification

PERSON SPECIFICATION
(criteria marked * are desirable, all others are essential)  
 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

1.    Working knowledge of childcare and early years education and/or health sector e.g. nursing, midwifery, or health visitor.
2.    Good communication skills 
3.    Good presentation skills 
4.    Good interpersonal skills 
5.    Good organisational skills 
6.    Ability to develop and use appropriate learning/teaching/training materials 
7.    Computer literate 
8.    * Knowledge and/or experience of the use of electronic learning materials 
 
 
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

1.    Degree or equivalent qualification (SCQF Level 9) in childhood practice, education, early years or health care related degree e.g.; Nursing, Midwifery or Health Visitor
2.    Up to date experience in childcare and early years education
3.    * Teaching or training experience 
4.    * Teaching qualification (TQFE or equivalent) 
5.    * Assessment experience 
6.    * Assessment qualification 
7.    * ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) 
8.    * GTC registration 
 
 
PERSONAL QUALITIES

1.    Effective team player who actively supports others 
2.    Builds and maintains effective relationships with students and colleagues
3.    Prioritises work effectively 
4.    Meets deadlines 
5.    Personally well-organised 

 
WORK REQUIREMENTS

1.    Evidence of commitment to equal opportunities 
2.    Own practice reflects good health and safety practice 
3.    Has undertaken mandatory staff development (if internal candidate)  
4.    Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development  
5.    *Driving Licence and willingness to use own vehicle for business purposes.