Lecturer Foundation Skills (Rolleston Prison)

September 19, 2024

UCOL

FULL TIME

UCOL

Education

Full Time
Application Closes 19 Oct 2024
Canterbury - Christchurch City
Vocational Education Teacher, Postsecondary

If you have an interest in supporting students to gain life skills, UCOL has an exciting opportunity available for a motivated and passionate lecturer, fixed-term (ends 19 December 2025), full-time position (40 hours per week) to deliver the New Zealand Certificate of Foundation Skills (Applied Sport and Exercise Pathway) Level 2 in partnership with the Lowie Foundation “Kick for the Seagulls” initiative being offered within prisons around New Zealand.
The position is based at Rolleston Prison, Christchurch, and is 'behind the wire’. You will be given a full induction to the Prison environment. All delivery and assessment resources are provided to you and you will have full support from faculty staff. The programme recognises the importance of applying core capabilities such as confidence, basic knowledge and skills, and literacy and numeracy using an exercise and sport context. You may be required to teach evenings and weekends.
You will have diverse skills including a relevant tertiary qualification and ideally a sport and exercise background. It would be a strong advantage if you also held the NZ Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (NZCALNE), the NZ Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching (NZCATT) or equivalent and unit 4098 workbased assessor, however these are not a requirement.
We want your energy, creativity, passion and intelligence. Help us meet the needs of our region. Work with us to be the best of the best. Join the UCOL whanau and, together, let’s deliver a bigger, brighter and better future.
Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to undergo pre-employment checks; including completing New Zealand Police Vetting as part of the Children's Act 2014 and as this position is for teaching at a New Zealand Department of Corrections facility you will also have to complete a Ministry of Justice (Mo J) check

Skills & Experience

A relevant tertiary qualification

An Adult Tertiary Teaching qualification and/or the NZ Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education and/or unit 4098 workbased assessor or be working toward these