Art & Design Lecturer

East Surrey College / John Ruskin College; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Greater London is looking for an enthusiastic Art & Design Lecturer to join their Art, Design & Media department. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality teaching and assessments and preparing course content. The ideal candidate will hold a Level 5 teaching qualification and have relevant experience within an FE environment. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent staff benefits, including pension schemes and access to gym facilities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Two excellent pension schemes

Life assurance

Free onsite parking

Access to gym facilities

Discounted spa and salon treatments

Qualifications

• A teaching qualification at a minimum of Level 5.
• Experience of working with learners with high needs.
• Relevant teaching experience, ideally within an FE environment.

Responsibilities

• Delivering teaching and learning for the Art & Design course.
• Planning and preparing teaching content.
• Assessing students and conducting pastoral tutorials.

Skills

Excellent IT skills (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Ability to work with learners with high needs

Teaching experience in an FE environment

Education

Teaching qualification (Level 5 minimum)

Art & Design qualification at Level 3 or above

Job description

We are currently seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Art & Design Lecturer to join our successful Art, Design & Media department.

In this post, you will have responsibility for delivering teaching and learning on ourArt & Designcourse to students. You will directly plan and prepare content to deliver to students, assessing students and partaking in pastoral tutorial sessions.

You will work closely with the Programme Manager and the rest of the Art, Design & Media team, and have the chance to share your knowledge and skills with learners to help them achieve at the highest level as well as driving continuous improvement within the College.

Requirements

• A teaching qualification (at a minimum of Level 5)
• Relevant teaching experience, ideally within an FE environment
• An Art & Design or equivalent qualification at Level 3 or above
• Teaching experience with awarding body UAL
• Experience of working with learners with high needs
• An excellent standard of IT skills (including Outlook, Word and PowerPoint)

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Closing Date: Tuesday 6th January 2026

Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.