Senior Lecturer
Job Title: Senior Lecturer
Reports To: Academic Director
Business Function / Sub-Function: Academic
Location: NCR/GA
Salary: £43,697 FTE
Contract: Permanent (Part-time & Full-time Available)
Role Purpose
To be a key member of a team of academic and administrative colleagues facilitating the highest quality learning and teaching within the Institute. To support students through teaching, administration, and academic advice. To work with the Director of Studies, Academic Director, and colleagues to enhance and develop learning and teaching, academic processes, and student outcomes. Teaching on all modalities (except Humanistic) takes place across weekends. Each modality attends for one full weekend each month, over 10 months of the year (a total of 10 teaching weekends).
Key Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning:
• Preparation and development of teaching materials.
• Leadership, management, and delivery of modules.
• Assessment of student work, including setting and marking assignments, dissertations, case studies, and vivas.
• Development of innovative methods of teaching, learning, assessment, and student academic support, including review and design.
• Liaise closely with all staff to ensure quality teaching.
• Monitoring and enhancement of the student experience and module/programme outcomes.
Academic Support:
• Advise and guide students to support their progression and outcomes, including tutorials and individual support where appropriate.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of the philosophy and operation of programmes, detailed understanding of assessment requirements, and procedures at Metanoia Institute, including OfS regulations.
• Lead learning and teaching activities in an area as agreed (e.g. module leadership, NSS).
Management and Administration:
• Attend team and Faculty meetings.
• Liaise closely with the Director of Studies and Academic Director.
• Contribute to the administration of the course. This may include tasks involved in student recruitment/assessment, open day events, induction, maintaining student records, acting as APL assessor, etc.
• Undertake personal administrative work (e.g. filing, completing student records).
• Other faculty activities as required.
General:
• Be an active representative of Metanoia Institute on key professional bodies/committees; external events, conferences, and seminars; production of sector or journal articles/reviews; through the operation of external or internal workshops or seminars.
• Carry out all duties in a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner.
• Work in accordance with Metanoia Institute policies and procedures (e.g. Equality and Diversity, Codes of Ethics and Professional Practice, Complaints Procedures, and Health and Safety Policy).
• Other reasonable duties as may be required.
Essential Skills and Experience
• Teaching Qualification PG Cert HE (or equivalent qualification) and FHEA.
• A relevant professional qualification as a psychotherapist or counsellor (depending on programme requirements).
• Registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. UKCP, BACP).
• A minimum of 3 years training experience at the programme level.
• Experience of teaching/lecturing within a Higher Education setting.
• An understanding of the higher education system and the OfS as a regulating body.
• Detailed knowledge of the modalities covered in the programme.
• Knowledge of current issues and opportunities in the wider world of counselling/psychotherapy and academia, and related debates within the professional and academic fields.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work effectively under own initiative.
• Strong team-working skills and the ability to manage and resolve difficult situations or conflicts.
• Ability to work in an anti-oppressive and inclusive manner and apply principles of equality to all aspects of the role.
• Creativity and vision.
• Computer literate and willing to keep pace with evolving technology, especially in the context of learning and teaching.
• Flexibility and availability.
• Good relationships with all staff and students within the Institute, on an equal basis.
• Work in accordance with Metanoia’s policies and procedures.
Other Information
The Senior Lecturer (Academic Teaching Staff) will also be expected to demonstrate their commitment:
• To Metanoia values and regulations, including Metanoia’s social, economic, and environmental responsibilities.
• To Metanoia’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion responsibilities and ensure successful implementation of Metanoia’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy.
• To their Health and Safety responsibilities to ensure a safe and secure working environment for staff, students, and visitors to the Institute.
Application Information
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to hr@metanoia.ac.uk.
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