Hourly Paid Lecturer in Creative Writing
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
If this role interests you apply below or you can send your cv to helpmehr@abingdon-witney.ac.uk
£26.58-£34.45 per hour.
Dependent on experience and current salary
Various hours per week
The working pattern is TBC, depending on candidate availability
Abingdon Campus
Permanent
As a Creative Writing Lecturer, your primary responsibility is to inspire and educate students in the art and craft of creative writing across various genres. You will design and deliver engaging lectures, workshops, and seminars that foster imagination, critical thinking, and storytelling skills. Your duties include developing curriculum, crafting assignments, and providing constructive feedback to help students refine their writing techniques and develop their unique voices. Additionally, you'll facilitate discussions, lead writing exercises, and introduce students to diverse literary works to broaden their understanding of storytelling traditions and techniques. Collaborating with colleagues, organizing literary events, and mentoring students in their creative endeavours are also integral aspects of this role. By nurturing a supportive and inclusive learning environment, you'll empower students to explore their creativity, express themselves authentically, and pursue excellence in their writing endeavours.
Although a teaching qualification is an advantage, training opportunities exist within the College and we can support you in gaining your Award in Education and Training Level 3 Qualification (AET), within your first year of joining the college.
This role may be eligible for the ‘Taking Teaching Further (TTF)’ programme, which supports professionals as they move into teaching in the further education sector. Support from the TTF programme can include an initial reduction in teaching workload and enrolment onto teacher training.
In return, Abingdon & Witney College offer excellent benefits to our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.
Closing date: 21st April 2024
*Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the ‘News’ and ‘Images’ tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College’s reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
