Salary: £42,663 - £49,399 per annum plus £4000 London Weighting

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader

School: Foundation Year - Business

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This role will require a presence of at least 3-4 days a week on our London Stratford campus, with 1 day working from home to suit the student timetable. You maybe required to be on campus 5 days a week in some cases, based on teaching and meeting requirements. Our hybrid working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit which could changes at any point during your employment, so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

Unfortunately we cannot sponsor skilled worker visas for this role.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our School of Foundation Year - Business

The School of Foundation Year – Business plays an important role in helping students take their first steps into higher education and build the confidence, knowledge and academic skills needed to succeed on their chosen degree.

Our Business pathway introduces students to the fundamentals of the modern business environment, exploring areas such as management, finance, digital marketing, innovation and data. Alongside subject knowledge, we place a strong emphasis on developing academic skills, critical thinking and confidence, helping students from a wide range of backgrounds prepare for university-level study.

You'll join a passionate and supportive academic community committed to widening participation, student success and transforming lives through education. It's an exciting time to join Arden as we continue to grow our Foundation Year provision and explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including the opportunities presented by AI in education..

About the Opportunity

We welcome applications from candidates with experience in any of the following subject areas:

Health and Care Management

International Hospitality and Tourism Management

We are currently looking for a number of Lecturers to join us to support with the delivery of our Foundation Year - Business course. This will include 16 hours of teaching (4 groups), academic support including office hours and tutorials and facilitating the cover rota in campus. You will be expected to go to campus 3-4 days a week to suit the student timetable.

Responsibilities within our academic programmes include:

Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face-to-face and online for our blended and distance learning students.

Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.

Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback.

Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.

Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.

Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment

Assist with student orientation weeks (online) and face to face in campus

Support students with their assessments including 1-1s, group tutorials and scaffolded assessment feedback sessions

Assist students through providing reminders and tracking those who are at risk of non-submission via phone calls, online 1-1 tutorials and face to face assessment tutorials

Work closely to develop our assessment and resit clinics

Develop/create interactive videos, podcasts and activities that could be shared on our VLE and in-class activities

Act as a Personal Academic Coach (PAC), supporting students' engagement, progression and academic success.

About You

We are looking for individuals who understand challenges to student engagement in a university setting and have experience of teaching Foundation Year / academic skills. You must be positive and empathetic to dealing with student issues, ensuring we further engage students with their studies and ensuring positive student outcomes. Our Foundation Year has Business and Social Sciences pathways.

We welcome applications from those with an academic background in teaching some of the following subject areas: academic skills, assessment support, and service industry (health and care management and hospitality/tourism). An interest in AI in education, or enterprise/innovation would be advantageous.

Essential Skills / Experience:

You must have a master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in subject relevant to the teaching area.

You must have a recognised HE Teaching Qualification and /or Advance HE Fellowship at FHEA/SFHEA level or demonstrate commitment to gain this recognition within 12 months of appointment

Able to evidence CPD to show your commitment to enhancing your knowledge and teaching capability, including your practical teaching methods and techniques.

Why Arden

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

BUPA Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)

Access to Perkbox benefits

Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends