Short Course Specialist Lecturer (Taxi Driver)

Part-time, hourly paid within the range £25.55 to £30.49 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity to share your professional knowledge and expertise in order to support learners to achieve the course in Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver.

Working alongside the Business Development team you will be required to enrol, train, assess, and guide students.  We are keen to hear from you if you can demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for supporting student knowledge and understanding, and have the ability to embed learning effectively for individuals.

You should have relevant up-to-date industry experience and be occupationally competent or technically knowledgeable in taxi and private hire driving at or above level 2, a good standard of education including Maths and English to Level 2 (GCSE C or 4 grade) and should have experience of providing training and supporting learning in line with the intensive course delivery.  

In return, we can offer you a team environment that is committed to giving our students the best experience possible to enable them to work competently and confidently out in industry. 

If you are looking to move into education as part of your career plan, or you may have industry related skills and experience which could be transferrable, providing you are the right candidate for the job, we will provide you with an excellent level of support to guide you through your training and development and to gain the required qualifications.

This post is based at Suffolk New College at Ipswich Campus.  However Suffolk New College is a multi-campus site therefore you may be required to work at and travel between campuses

For further information, please visit www.suffolk.ac.uk 

Closing date:  Friday 31 March 2023 , 12 Noon

Interview date:   Thursday 13 April 2023

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our on-going commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to short list all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria.  All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.