First Plus Education Technology Company Ltd is an ambitious start-up in international education. In FP, we are dedicated to support the Chinese students who are in UK universities to develop each of them into a valuable whole person (全人教育理念). With the support from FP during their university study and life in the UK, each student should aim to become a whole person with required knowledge, practical skills and personal qualities.

The company’s current specialisation is in providing professional and customised services on study skills, academic tutorials, and life services in almost every aspect to maximise the value of their experience of study and life in the UK. The company was founded in September 2017 and has established 11 learning centres in UK cities to provide interactive learning. Through online and offline modes of teaching and learning, we offer our highly tailored and personalised services to more than 5000 university students across 60 UK universities with a blended learning approach supported with a FP self-developed digital platform. Within four years’ time, FP has developed a team of approximately FT/ PT 100 young staff members. All employees are either graduates with master/ doctoral degree or experienced professors and experts in the UK higher education sector.

Vacancies: Part-time lecturers

Flexibility for the work location and workplace depending on your own situation.

  • Online teaching: you can be located anywhere as long as you have the access to the stable internet, no business trip is required; the company will provide training of software and skills for online courses; location of online course teaching can be arranged with flexibility.

  • Offline teaching: primary sites are Hull, Birmingham and Sheffield, as well as other possible UK locations; for the face-to-face teaching with students, the company can arrange travel and accommodation accordingly.

  *offline teaching option applies only to the candidate in the UK.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Preparing lessons:

     a. Participate in designing, developing and updating teaching products

     b. Writing syllabus

     c. Making teaching PPT and lecture notes

     d. Writing coursework exercise-book and coursework analysis

2. Perform teaching activities (including online and offline teaching):

     a. one-to-many and one-to-one tutorial

     b. one-to-many pre-exam tutorial

     c. one-to-one research and dissertation tutorial

     d. pre-recorded online courses

3. Summarise teaching activities; keep teaching materials; cooperate with the company to establish and improve the system of knowledge management.

4. Participate in promoting public classes to meet the needs of market promotion.5. The teaching scope includes business majors, and professionals in other subjects are also welcome to join.

The applicant:

1. Kind-hearted, a nice person with good character, patience and love.

2. Having entrepreneurial spirit, big interest in international education, and strong work ethics.

3. Having strong teamwork spirit & responsibility and dedication to teaching.

4. Strong ability of handling work pressure and time management: being efficient in coordinating own study and working hours.

5. Good learning ability, willingness of continuous studying and absorbing the cutting-edge knowledge of the relevant subject.

6. Willingness to actively participate in company training and discussions for exam preparation, and to continuously improve the level of teaching and research.

7. Good communication skills, desire to bring out own abilities and pass on knowledge.

8. Proficiency in English reading and writing skills, ability of fully understanding English textbooks and related teaching materials

9. Academic background requirements: PhD student or candidates with a completed PhD.

Preferred:

1. PhD in Accounting, International business and management, Finance, Economics, Human resources, Marketing, Construction management and civil engineering, Education, Media, Computer science, Electrical and electronic engineering (EEE) , and related courses as major (PhDs majoring in other academic disciplines are also welcomed)

2. Applicant who has the experience of teaching and tutoring.

What we provide:

1. £5,000 - £15,000 a year for part-time lecturers, based on the subject taught as well as teaching hours and teaching quality.

2. Professional career planning, opportunity of internal company promotion and continuous training to improve teaching and lesson preparation experience, which can contribute to your career development.

3. The offline site centres to explore classes based in Birmingham Hull and Sheffield, which will be extended to other cities in the UK.

4. Modern open-plan office, offline classrooms and high-tech facilities to create a better platform for your teaching.

5. Available support from the warm and loving team and colleagues who are the experts in the sectors of higher education and international education in both China and UK.

6. The valuable teaching experience in the British education industry: opportunity of implementing your knowledge into your teaching to strengthen your academic study, along with the help from university professors in both China and UK.

7. Elite networks in the UK and China to work with you together as a team.

8. Interconnection with national and international excellent resources provides great employment opportunity of working in Chinese major universities, international education organisations and famous enterprises.

9. Tier 2 visa sponsorship is available for applicants who would like to grow with FP together.Benefits:

  • Work from home opportunities

  • Flexible working hours

  • Competitive salary in the industry

  • Good opportunities to develop and polish teaching skills

  • Join FP lecturer network – peer learning opportunities with PhD candidates/lecturers in the UK and China

Suitable applicant will be contacted for interview and a formal offer is likely to be sent once company operation resumes amid/after pandemic.

First Plus Education is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Please send your application with CV (including a cover letter page in the CV) to hr@firstplusedu.co.uk

Please state “Mandarin Speaking Part-time Lecturers” in your email title.

You are welcome to check our website: https://www.firstplusedu.uk/about to get a picture of who we

are. You can also find other vacancies in the section of Join Us: https://www.firstplusedu.uk/career

Application procedure:

  • To submit your application with CV to hr@firstplusedu.co.uk

  • To be interviewed if you are selected.

  • To start work upon mutual agreement.