Specialist Practitioner in Fashion and Textiles
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The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is currently seeking a passionate and skilled individual to join our Digital and Creative Innovation department as a Specialist Practitioner in Fashion and Textiles. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the learning experience of our students in a dynamic and creative environment.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a key member of the Fashion and Textiles team, you will play an essential role in delivering high-quality teaching and support across various programmes and levels of qualifications. Your duties will involve:
- Facilitate and supervise student learning across various Fashion and Textiles programmes, providing instruction, guidance, and support.
- Organise and maintain learning resources, equipment, and creative environments, ensuring a safe and engaging space for students.
- Assess, monitor, and mark student work, contributing to their progress and personal development.
- Participate in curriculum planning, quality improvement, and internal verification processes.
We are looking for candidates who bring not only a passion for teaching but also industry-relevant expertise. The following skills and experience would be highly desirable:
- Pattern Cutting and Tailoring
- Good understanding of industrial machinery relevant to fashion, such as sewing machines and industrial irons
- Familiarity with studio protocol and garment construction skills
- Strong textiles and pattern cutting skills
Why Join Us?
You will be part of a creative and forward-thinking team within the Digital and Creative Innovation department. This role offers the opportunity to inspire the next generation of fashion and textiles professionals while further developing your own skills in a stimulating educational setting.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible!
Rewards and Benefits
- Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 19.3% employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced Family friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
- Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Occupational Health
- FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
- FREE eye tests
- Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
- FREE healthy breakfast
- Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
- Health and beauty salon
- Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
- Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
- FREE car parking
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
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