Lecturer in Education and Early Years

Kirklees College; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees College is seeking a Lecturer in Education and Early Years to deliver high-quality teaching at Springfield Centre, Dewsbury. The role involves planning and delivering sessions to a range of learners, including adults and younger students, and using industry experience to contextualise content for better understanding.

You will work with colleagues to ensure teaching excellence, learner progression and safeguarding commitments, with opportunities for staff development and employer links.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering teaching and learning sessions to a range of students, including adults and 16–18 year olds.
• Ability to contextualise content using industry experience to support understanding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classes and sessions aligned to course and qualification specifications.
• Use industry experience to enhance learning content and student understanding.
• Collaborate with department colleagues to drive teaching excellence and learner welfare.
• Commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.

Skills

Teaching experience

Communication with students

Education

L5+ industry related qualification

Assessors qualification

Job description

Job Reference: ATR110619
Application deadline: 15/11/2026
Salary: £32,938.00 - £40,725.00

Job Description

Job Title:

Lecturer in Education and Early Years

Salary:
£32,938–£40,725

Location:

Springfield Centre, Dewsbury

Hours and Weeks per Year:

37 Hours, 52 weeks per year

At Kirklees College we are always looking for new talent, and welcome applications from all sectors.

Whether in a teaching & learning role or in one of our specialised Business Support functions, you’ll be involved in nurturing and developing the next generation of construction workers, engineers, health workers and countless others.

We’re already a successful college, but we’re continually striving to be better and do better - be part of our story!

In the role of Lecturer in Education and Early Years, you’ll predominantly be based at Springfield Centre, Dewsbury, and your focus will be on delivering outstanding teaching and learning sessions to a wide range of students, including adults, 16–18-year-olds, and those studying introductory courses.

Your key responsibilities will be delivery of classes and sessions aligned to the course and qualification specifications, in an engaging and innovative manner; using your industry experience to add to the content, contextualising it to support our student’s understanding. You will work with all department colleagues and associated departments to drive the teaching of students and their support toward excellence.

Ideally, you’ll have a L5+ industry related qualification (or be able to prove equivalent ability) and demonstrable recent experience in working in the education and early years sector. Having an assessors qualification is essential with the qualification reforms to ensure learners can be assessed as part of the newly funded qualifications. It’s important that you’re able to communicate effectively, engage with young people and demonstrate our college values of Kindness, Unity and Excellence in your role.

Due to the nature of our work, it’s essential you’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We believe learning is not just for our students: it’s an important part of working here too. Staff development opportunities include a mentoring scheme, financial contributions for external qualifications and skills development for current and aspiring managers. You’ll also have access to a range of staff benefits including an employee assistance programme, retail and leisure discounts and reduced Metro travel.

We want people who believe in the value of education, and who can contribute to our culture of supporting and challenging one another.

Closing Date: 15 th November 2026 (We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications)

Proposed Interview Date: 7 th December 2026

As an employer we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of an individuals’ sex, age, religion, race, marital status, disability status, sexual orientation, maternity or care leaver status. We are committed to exploring opportunities for flexible working and ensuring the work-life balance and wellbeing of our workforce. Please note that any job offer is subject to pre-employment checks including a DBS check, online searches and references from former employers, in line with guidance from Department for Education.

Vacancy Documents

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