Business Law and Social Sciences Sessional Tutor

£28.50 per hour for Foundation / £35.60 per hour for Pre-masters

The company

Part of Kaplan Inc., Kaplan International Colleges offers university preparation in partnership with leading universities in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Brighton, Bournemouth and

London, allowing international students to progress onto a wide range of degree programmes at these partner institutions. In addition to first-rate teaching and excellent study facilities, KIC programmes offer a high level of personal support as well as access to the facilities and resources of our university partners.

Kaplan International College London

Kaplan International College London is in partnership with City University, the University of Westminster and for postgraduate students, Cranfield University, with programmes designed to prepare international students for entry into these universities.  Students study a suite of subject, academic English and academic skills modules.  The first students were admitted to the College in September 2008.    

The role

The purpose of the role is to deliver highly effective teaching to Pre-Masters and Foundation students during their programmes, with a particular focus on business, law and social science areas

Business, law and social science subject areas include economics, organisational behaviour, marketing, politics, social sciences and accounting.  We are particularly interested in candidates that have experience teaching economics, accounting and business studies.

Main responsibilities and functions

Reporting to the module coordinator and programme leader, you will be responsible for:

Delivering between 10 - 18 hours teaching per week to international students studying on programmes offered by the college and assisting with the development of modulesDeveloping formative and summative assessments, marking and providing feedback to studentsFacilitating student access and assisting with the development and maintenance of the college Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)Providing input for related modules to the annual review and reporting processMaintaining an accurate and up-to-date record of student attendance and performanceProvide academic learning support to individuals/small groupsAttending and participating regular internal meetings with teaching and support staff as well as representing the college at appropriate events and meetings when required.

Candidate profile

As the successful candidate, you will enjoy working with international students, be student-focused and performance driven. In addition you will have:

A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area with a minimum of a Master’s degree for Pre-masters teachingTeaching experience within a UK higher education contextExperience of working with international studentsAbility to develop and update teaching materialExperience of working within a Virtual Learning Environment (desired)Competent administrative IT skills (Microsoft Office suite, etc.)A student-centred and client-focused approachStrong record-keeping skillsExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsFlexibility and the ability to work under pressure to deadlinesGoal drivenEnthusiasm and motivation to be a performance-driven team player.

Candidates with an appropriate level of teaching experience may be considered for additional lecturing on the programme.

Application method

Please apply via the internal expression of interest form by clicking Apply

Or

Contact at college:

Simeon Brookstone,
Operations Manager
Kaplan International College, London
10-14 White Lion Street
London N1 9PD

Tel:   +44 (0) 203 031 9710

E-mail: Simeon.brookstone@kaplan.com

Please specify in your application if you are able to commence work in early January 2014.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 15th December 2013

Closing date: Wednesday 15th of December

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