Job Description

Job title


Lecturer - EPP - Reengagement & EHE


Job reference


REQ002936


Date posted


05/12/2025


Application closing date


04/01/2026


Location


Paignton


Salary


29,681.00 - 38,281.00


Package


Plus excellent benefits


Contractual hours


37


Basis


Full Time


Job category/type


Academic


Attachments



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Job description


Are you passionate about transforming the lives of learners with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)? Do you have the skills to lead outreach, deliver outstanding teaching, and drive successful transitions into college? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join our specialist team.



We are seeking a Lecturer to play a pivotal role in delivering the Enhanced Progression Pathway (EPP) within our Re-engagement Faculty. This role combines high-quality teaching with strategic outreach and transition planning, ensuring learners receive personalised support and achieve positive outcomes.

What you'll do:

Lead and co-ordinate outreach delivery in home and community settings, including scheduling, staff deployment, transport, and multi-agency communication. Drive successful transitions from home or outreach into college engagement, removing barriers and tracking progress against internal targets and KPIs. Deliver outstanding, differentiated teaching aligned to EHCP outcomes, maintaining accurate progress records and ensuring safe, person-centred provision. Support recruitment, induction, and development of specialist staff, contributing to consistent working practices and quality assurance. Represent the EPP programme in liaison with local authorities, supporting SLA delivery, growth targets, and compliance. Enable positive progression into NEST, mainstream pathways, or other destinations that reflect learners' aspirations and goals.



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At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 37 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.



The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College's status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.



We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.



Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:


37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days; 1 additional day's holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday); 1 additional day's holiday for every 5 years served; Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement; Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; Teacher's Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%; Hybrid and flexible working patterns; Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests; Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Employee Assistance Programmes; Access to Blue Light Card membership; Discounted travel schemes.

Closing Date: 4th January 2026

Interview Date: 9th January 2026

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs.

Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.



Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.



This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.



Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).