Lecturer in Psychology

Job Title: Lecturer in Psychology

Company: Regent College

Salary: maximum salary up to 45k per annum

Reports to: Dean of School / Programme Leader

Hours of work Your required hours of work are 40 hours per week. The business operations are Mon-Thurs, 9am - 9pm and Fri - Sun, 9am - 6pm

Location: Must be flexible to work across all campuses, Holborn, Great Titchfield St, Wembley, Kingsbury and Southall

Regent College London (RCL) is a leading independent higher education provider, delivering flexibility, choice, and innovation to our students. We have a Central London campus and multiple study centres around London, with an international reach through our online delivery modes. We are a diverse community that promotes learning, personal development, and achievement with an established record of success. We pride ourselves on our student-centred service which is reflected in our students' 93% satisfaction rating in the 2022 National Student Survey.

Overall purpose

The role of Lecturer in Psychology in the School will contribute to designing, developing, and delivering high quality learning experiences across psychology modules. The role will ensure compliance with BPS requirements for accredited programmes and foster a student centered approach. Personal tutoring is a key responsibility to support student development and meet BPS accreditation standards.

Specific duties and responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

The post holder will

• Teach a set number of sessions each week, including lecturers, seminars, tutorials.
• Deliver/facilitate teaching sessions in line with the approved programme and module specifications
• Monitor student engagement and attendance, maintaining accurate records and work with the attendance team to ensure the accuracy of the information being entered for students on digital and hard copy registers.
• Ensure that students are engaging in their sessions.
• Develop teaching materials/content for modules as a module leader.
• Update class notes and other materials and ensure that the VLE is regularly updated.
• Make suggestions through appropriate channels how to improve student academic experience.
• Design and update module content, incorporating current psychological research and BPS guidelines.
• Actively contribute to the development of teaching materials and innovative delivery method.
• Deliver high quality, engaging sessions aligned with programme specifications and BPS accreditation standards.

Assessment and Marking

The post holder will

• Set assessments for students and ensure there is a 90+% submissions of assessments for all modules on time.
• Support the production of assessments for module/unit and ensure these are approved in accordance with the relevant procedures.
• Participate in standardisation and moderation meetings as required.
• Provide students with formative feedback as appropriate
• Mark summative assessments according to the approved assessment brief and provide timely and constructive feedback to students within the deadlines published by the Assessment Team.
• Identify cases of possible academic misconduct and escalate these according to the relevant procedure of assessment boards.

Student support

The post holder will

• Ensure any issues of student engagement or performance are addressed, signposting students to specialist College services as necessary.
• Monitor the progress of individual students' Learning Support Plans, liaising with specialist services as necessary.
• Serve as a personal tutor to students, ensuring alignment with BPS accreditation requirements.
• Provide personal academic tutoring to help students achieve their potential.
• Field any pastoral requirements students may have, signposting them to relevant specialist College services as necessary.
• Support students with career planning and development of graduate attributes in line with BPS standards.

Quality assurance

The post holder will

• Provide a module evaluation report at the end of each module
• Engage with other parts of the College's quality assurance and academic governance frameworks, as opportunities arise.
• Reflect on the outcomes of student module feedback questionnaires, identifying areas for improvement as well as good practice which colleagues might usefully draw on.
• Contribute to the accreditation of programmes and quality control processes.
• Contribute to programme and module evaluation processes, ensuring quality aligned with BPS standards.
• Participate in Programme Committees and other governance structures, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Engage in activities to support BPS accreditation and revalidation processes.

Scholarship

The post holder will

• Support the School in its plans and in line with the College's Scholarship and Research Plan.
• Extend, transform and apply knowledge applied from scholarship to teaching and appropriate external activities.
• Engage in scholarship to inform teaching and maintain subject expertise, with a focus on areas recognised by BPS.
• Contribute to research projects or publications in psychology to advance professional and academic knowledge.

Managing people and resources:

• As module leader (if allocated), co-ordinate with others (such as support staff or academic colleagues) to ensure student needs and expectations are met.
• Manage projects relating to own area of work and the organisation of external activities such as placements and field trips.
• Coordinate the work of others (e. g. Associate lecturers) to ensure modules are delivered to the standards required.
• Exercise responsibility for the design and delivery of own modules and assessment methods considering established or agreed practice where necessary.
• Support the student recruitment and marketing teams as appropriate (e. g. academic interviews).
• Tackle issues affecting the quality of delivery within scope of own level of responsibility, referring more serious matters to Programme Leader (or others as appropriate).
• Attend professional development activities to maintain alignment with BPS accreditation requirements

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential:

• Experience or knowledge of quality assurance and validation of HE modules / programmes
• Experience or knowledge of higher education and ability to use a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students
• Significant experience within a subject area relevant to the School
• Positive attitude to colleagues and students
• Communicate information effectively, both verbally and in writing, engaging the interest and enthusiasm of the target audience
• Ability to influence, collaborate and interact effectively with a range of stakeholders including staff (at all leve.