Lecturer - Multi Skills

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About Us:

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role.

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Lecturer in Multi Skills to join our Construction, Engineering and Green Technologies Faculty at Stratford Campus.

In this exciting role, you will teach, assess, and inspire learners across our Multi Skills Construction programme from Entry level – Level 2, helping students gain essential trade knowledge and employability skills for a successful career in the construction industry.

You will also act as a Course Tutor for one or more groups, providing academic guidance, pastoral support, and career progression advice.

Key responsibilities.

Deliver engaging, high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment across a range of construction-related courses in line with college and awarding body standards.

Develop and update schemes of learning, lesson plans, and resources that promote effective and inclusive learning experiences.

Support curriculum and course development within the Multi Skills area, ensuring alignment with industry standards and learner needs.

Act as a Course Tutor, meeting students regularly to review academic progress and support personal and professional growth.

Identify and support learners with additional needs through inclusive teaching approaches and referrals to Additional Learning Support.

Monitor attendance, achievement, and learner conduct, ensuring a positive learning environment that encourages success.

Contribute to internal verification, quality improvement, and self-assessment activities.

Maintain accurate student records and provide timely reports on attendance, performance, and progression.

Actively promote and implement the College’s Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, and Health and Safety

Undertake professional development activities to enhance teaching practice and industry knowledge.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.

GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or a Functional Skills Level 2

A minimum Level 3 qualification in a relevant construction discipline (e.g., Multi Skills, Brickwork, Carpentry, Plumbing, or similar).

A recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS) – or willingness to work towards one.

Recent, relevant industry experience within construction or a related trade area.

Successful experience in teaching or training young people or adults within vocational education.

understanding of Equality, Diversity, and British Values, and ability to embed these within teaching practice.

Awareness of Safeguarding principles and commitment to learner welfare.

Understanding of Health and Safety requirements in practical workshop environments

Proven ability to deliver outstanding teaching, learning, and assessment.

Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process

The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

**Please note that we do not accept CVs**

Closing Date: 20th October 2025

Interview Date: TBC 

Safeguarding Statement

Newham College of Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.