Hourly Paid Lecturer in Barbering - 2 Positions Available!
Heart of Worcestershire College
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Job summary
Heart of Worcestershire College is seeking an Hourly Paid Lecturer in Barbering to join our Hair & Beauty team on a part-time basis. The role is based mainly at Redditch and Worcester campuses with travel between sites.
You will plan, deliver and assess lessons, maintain records, contribute to quality assurance and participate in professional development. This is an hourly paid, part-time post with opportunities to develop skills in a vibrant college environment.
Qualifications
- Must have teaching qualification or be willing to gain the Certificate in Education and Training within 2 years of appointment.
- Experience delivering Barbering/Beauty Therapy education is desirable.
- Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive practice.
Responsibilities
- Plan and prepare lessons in line with curriculum requirements.
- Deliver engaging learning sessions using appropriate teaching methods.
- Monitor and assess learner progress and maintain records.
- Mark and provide constructive feedback on student work.
- Carry out administrative duties including attendance and registers.
- Participate in quality assurance activities and course reviews.
- Undertake CPD to maintain subject knowledge and teaching expertise.
- Provide support and guidance to students and refer to specialist services as needed.
Skills
Education
Job description
Job Title Hourly Paid Lecturer in Barbering - 2 Positions Available!
Closing Date 27/10/2026 23:59
Pay Hourly rate up to £36.05 - starting salary is dependent on experience and qualifications.
Hours 5 Hours x 24 Weeks (Tuesdays)
Type Part Time
We are looking for someone who's enthusiastic, committed and passionate to join our Hair & Beauty team.
This is your chance to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and take on exciting challenges in a vibrant, forward-thinking environment.
Heart of Worcestershire College is recognised for nurturing the brilliance of every student and we are proud to be a college that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Our latest Ofsted report highlights our continued commitment to delivering high-quality education, outstanding support for learners and meaningful partnerships with employers and the wider community. HoW college has also been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 reflecting our commitment to building a positive workplace culture where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to thrive.
You’ll be mainly based at our Redditch and Worcester campuses, but flexibility to travel across sites is essential.
For the full breakdown, check out the Key Roles and Accountabilities in the Job Description.
You will support in many aspects, to name a few:
- Plan and prepare lessons in line with curriculum requirements, including lesson plans, schemes of work, and learning resources.
- Deliver effective and engaging learning sessions, using appropriate teaching methods, technology, and classroom management strategies.
- Monitor and assess learner progress, maintaining accurate and up-to-date records.
- Mark and assess student work promptly, providing constructive feedback and setting targets to support development.
- Carry out administrative duties, including maintaining registers, monitoring attendance, and ensuring learner records are accurate.
- Participate in quality assurance activities, course reviews, team meetings, and lesson observations.
- Undertake continuous professional development to maintain subject knowledge and teaching expertise.
- Provide appropriate support and guidance to students, referring them to specialist services where necessary.
- Comply with College policies and procedures and undertake other reasonable duties as required.
Heart of Worcestershire College is the county's largest and most diverse FE provider, offering academic, vocational, and community courses across multiple campuses. In 2026 the college achieved a strong standard or expected standard across all areas from Ofsted. We are also delighted to be recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. This accolade reflects the culture we have worked hard to build across the College.
Our values - diversity, integrity, partnership and trust - power everything we do and shape the experience we give our learners. We’re also on a mission to be 90% green by 2030 - and we’d love you to be part of that journey.
If you’re ready to innovate, inspire and progress, you’ll feel right at home here.
Your growth is our growth.
A career at HoW offers much more than a monthly pay slip. We invest in our people and make sure they feel supported, valued, and ready to shine.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Regular CPD and opportunities to gain new qualifications
- Generous holiday allowance
- Agile and flexible working options (role dependent)
- A great benefits package with high-street and travel discounts
- Clear progression routes
- A mentor to help you settle in and succeed
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free onsite parking (at selected campuses)
- Opportunities to give back through community and charity projects
We value individuality. Everyone at HoW brings their own story, background, identity and strengths - and together, we’re stronger for it.
We’re committed to being an inclusive and supportive employer and expect all colleagues to share our dedication to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
All successful candidates will need to complete and pay for a DBS check, plus required online verification checks.
PLEASE NOTE: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.
Closing date: 27th October 2026
Interview date: TBC
The purpose of the role is to be responsible for flexible and proactive delivery of beauty therapy. To provide high-quality teaching and learning by providing students with a planned learning experience and to complete all the necessary administrative duties associated with the teaching role.
Plan and prepare, in accordance with the requirements of the curriculum, by:
- Producing and maintaining schemes of work and outlines of work.
- Preparing lesson plans with clear aims.
- Preparing appropriate resources.
Deliver effective programmes of learning, through efficient classroom management, including:
- Promotion of learning in a stimulating context.
- Ensuring all classroom activities are conducted in a safe manner with appropriate use of safety equipment/clothing.
- Established strategies for managing lateness.
- Use of information Learning Technology (ILT) where appropriate.
- Consulting and liaising with other members of the course team to ensure effective delivery of the agreed subject area.
Work in accordance with the requirements of the College and examining bodies, implementing quality assurance requirements by:
- Participating in the College Lesson Observation Scheme.
- Contributing to the SAR and other quality related activities.
- Assisting with the production of course evaluation and review the induction sessions.
- Attending at least three course team meetings per annum.
- Fully participating in course team activities.
Undertake monitoring and assessment of students’s and clients’s progress through:
- Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records in line with College procedures and appropriate standards.
Marking students' work in timely manner and providing feedback to learners, including:
- Advising students on targets, progress and individual learning plans.
- Operating to agreed marking schemes.
- Setting and assessing work of the students in relation to curriculum criteria and providing opportunities for student feedback.
- Where necessary, acting as an assessor.
- If appropriate, acting as an internal verifier.
Complete and maintain accurate and effective systems of administration, including:
Ensuring that students are enrolled.
- Maintaining accurate and up to date registers.
- Making appropriate referrals to College services.
- Identifying and reporting non attendances.
- Referring matters to the CRQ Leader or CRQ Manager.
- Registering students for external awards, if appropriate, under the supervision of the CRQ Leader or CRQ Manager.
- Ensuring that all work is marked, and appropriate feedback given within set times.
Undertake continuous professional development in accordance with professional development policy, including:
- Undertaking subject specific updating and development in order to be able to teach in the curriculum area.
- Undertaking other development in liaison with the CRQ Leader or CRQ Manager.
- Undertaking curriculum updating in line with awarding body requirements.
- Providing a general contribution to the curriculum development process.
- Attending and participating in course team, programme area and College meetings as required.
- Attending conferences, courses, and meetings to update expertise and knowledge.
Provide support for students, to ensure the best possible satisfaction, attendance and achievement levels, including:
- Acting as a personal tutor for a group of students.
- Supporting students in Functional skills (inexperienced staff will be given training and support).
- Referring students to the Student Counsellor or Career Service as appropriate.
- Liaising with Personal Tutors or other staff on student issues, which may need further investigation/action.
Maintain safe working practices at all times and ensure that statutory requirements are met, including:
- Taking responsibility for the safe conduct of work within your own work area, including the completion of risk assessments as and when necessary.
Undertake the duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
You will be expected to:
- Carry out your duties and responsibilities at all times in compliance with college policies, including the College Equal Opportunities, No Smoking and Quality Management Policies.
- To undertake such other duties, commensurate with the post, which the College management may reasonably and occasionally require - this may include evening and Saturday working and covering for absent colleagues as and when appropriate.
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- To participate in the College's Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College's Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
- To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
- To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.
The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. The work pattern of a Lecturer is not necessarily linked to the traditional academic year.
All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:
- Enhanced DBS
- 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
- Qualification validation check.
Hourly rate up to £36.05. Starting salary will be dependent upon experience and qualifications. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale. Increments are in August.
Applicants are required to hold an appropriate teaching qualification or be willing to undertake and gain the Certificate in Education and Training within 2 years of their appointment. Successful applicants will be required to attend the course on-site as the College delivers the course in-house.
Please note - whilst obtaining a teaching qualification is a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.
All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training following their appointment.
Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education's guidance on 'Keeping children safe in Education'. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.
The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.
The hours of work will be based 5hours per week. Actual hours/delivery of work to be agreed with the manager.
The post carries 37 annual leave days with an additional eight public bank holidays plus a further five concessionary days as 'leave to be taken at the principal's discretion'. Annual leave will be pro rata if part time.
Please note that only in exceptional circumstances, with your director's permission, will staff be able to take more than 3 consecutive weeks of leave in any leave year.
The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the 'Teachers Pensions'.
All newly appointed staff must serve a 4-month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to complete the corporate staff induction, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Keeping Children safe in Education, Safeguarding Training session, Prevent, GDPR, Cyber Security and Health & Safety training session. Failure to complete these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.
All candidates must have 2 satisfactory references.
The successful applicant will be based at either our Redditch or Worcester campus. As we are a cross-campus college, you may be required to work at other locations from time to time.
The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
Applicant/employees are required to declare any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020'. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any 'protected' cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.
Please read the 'Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application' document before you complete your application form.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage
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