Lecturer
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Ambitious College
Colindale, North West London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27,841 to £36,725 inc. London Weighting
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 August 2015
Job overview
Hours: 37½ hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Fewer than one in four young people with autism access any form of education beyond school, not because they lack the ability or desire to learn, but because they are held back by a system that lacks the knowledge and expertise to support them.
At Ambitious College we believe everyone is entitled to lead a happy and rewarding life, and this includes young people with autism. We are a unique further education college for young adults with autism and complex needs and, as our name suggests, we are ambitious for our learners. Our dedicated team of professionals are passionate about supporting young learners to live ordinary lives in their home communities.
The college is growing and we are looking for a lecturer to join our experienced, friendly team for 2015/16. You’ll work alongside specialist support staff and allied health professionals to deliver teaching and course leadership to learners whose levels of ability range across the milestones (including some at entry level).
As a lecturer your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and delivering schemes of work, lesson plans, learner assessments and learner reviews
- Undertaking initial assessments for new learners and setting targets for individual learning plans
- Acting as personal tutor to a group of learners
- Teaching across the full range of the college curriculum
You will need:
- Experience in delivering teaching in a post-compulsory education setting
- Knowledge of supporting people with autism and/or learning disabilities to access person-centred learning and/or community-based services
- Experience of working with people who engage in a range of behaviours that challenge
- An excellent understanding of and commitment to safeguarding young people
- Outstanding knowledge and practice around equality and diversity
How to apply:
Please visit our website at http://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/vacancies/lecturer
For further information or to submit your application form please email Nena Matic at NMatic@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
If you have a disability and need to make alternative arrangements to visit the college for interview, please email nmatic@ambitiousaboutautiosm.org.uk
Closing date: 21 August 2015
Interview date: TBC
Ambitious College Colindale
About Ambitious College
Ambitious College is a specialist day college for autistic young people aged 16 –25.
The college has two campuses co-located within mainstream colleges in north and west London. These are the Pears Campus at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Tottenham and the Pears Campus at West Thames College in Isleworth.
At each campus, there is a team of dedicated and passionate professionals including teachers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, employment specialists, behaviour specialists and specialist support staff. Using the Ambitious Approach to education, they work together to come up with learning and support approaches tailored to the individual.
Through a range of partnerships with local businesses, community groups and mainstream partners, the college also offer opportunities to learn in the community. This combined approach – personalised education, positive support and real work experience – delivers results. It allows young people to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and go on to lead active lives in their community.
Head of College: Linda Looney
Values and vision
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for autistic children and young people. We offer specialist education and support through Ambitious College, TreeHouse School, and The Rise School.
Ambitious College's values define how we work and ensure that children and young people with autism are at the heart of all that we do. We think everyone is entitled to lead a fulfilling, happy, and rewarding life; and this includes young people with autism.
Our learners are at the heart of everything we do, their curriculum is highly personalised to help them achieve their goals. We operate a person-centered approach. It is delivered by our highly skilled and friendly staff. We offer lots of opportunities to learn in the community through a range of partnerships with local employers, services, and our mainstream college partners.
As our name suggests, we are ambitious for our learners. We are a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about our work in supporting young learners to live ordinary lives in their home community. We know that with the right opportunity and support they can achieve great things.
Ofsted
“Leaders, managers and governors have high ambitions and expectations for learners. Leaders and managers have developed a good curriculum offer which enables learners to study one of four pathways: engagement and interaction, maximum independence, preparing for employment, and vocational learning. As a result, most learners benefit from an individually tailored and well-taught programme that is based on their needs, aspirations and ambitions. Learners make good progress and are prepared well to move from college to the next stage of their life.”
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