The Manchester College has many Campus locations across Greater Manchester, each with its own specialist cutting-edge facilities within a friendly and supportive environment. We are the largest Further Education College in the UK providing education and training to a wide range of learners.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Media Department as a Graphic Design Teacher on a permanent, part time (28 hours per week) basis.

Are you a dynamic and experienced Graphic Design professional, with a passion for sharing your expertise with students in a further education setting? As a Graphic Design Teacher, you will provide supervision of your curriculum area, ensuring that you meet budget, quality, and operational targets.

Experienced working in a further education setting, you will have demonstrable knowledge around delivering high quality, learner-focused education, while fostering a supportive learning environment that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration in order for your students to succeed.

In your role you will:

• Collaborate with colleagues to enhance curriculum development and program effectiveness
• Plan and develop a curriculum that ensures compliance with the national curriculum framework, including, but not limited to, the integration of functional skills, best practice, and quality targets
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve teaching methodologies

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Certificate of education or PGCE
• Current and valid industry specialism
• Assessor qualifications (if required by Awarding Organisation)
• Minimum Level 3 occupational qualification
• English and maths minimum level 2 Grace C or grade 4 and above
• Professional experience in Graphic Design, with a strong portfolio showcasing diverse projects
• A demonstrable track record of effective teaching and delivery of Graphic Design to post 16 students
• Knowledge and experience of working with a range of vocational awarding bodies and the internal verification process
• Experience in Motion Graphics and Visual effects is highly desirable
• Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud

In return you will benefit from an excellent package including:

• 45 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (Pro Rata)
• significant pension contribution
• Retail Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Simply Health scheme care vouchers

The Manchester College is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. If you wish to apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit our website to apply! (url removed)/vacancies.

Applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the key responsibilities, key result areas and Qualifications/Skills and Experience detailed within the role profile.

Salaries are based on skills, qualifications, and experience.

The closing date for this job advert is 30/04/2024. However, sometimes the job advert may close early if we receive a good response!

The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.