Sessional Wig Lecturer

East Surrey College / John Ruskin College; Redhill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational institution in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Sessional Wig Lecturer to join its Art, Design & Media department. The role involves teaching FDA & BA Make Up Courses to higher education students and requires a teaching qualification at Level 5 and experience in wig making at HE levels. The institution offers a competitive salary and benefits including pension schemes, life assurance, and access to gym facilities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Two excellent pension schemes

Life assurance

Free onsite parking

Access to fully equipped gym

Discounted Spa and Salon treatments

Qualifications

• Must have a teaching qualification at Level 5.
• Previous experience teaching wig making at HE Levels 4-6 is essential.
• Need to have current industry experience.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and working with vulnerable learners is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching on FDA & BA Make Up Courses to Higher Education Students.
• Act as a personal tutor, promoting and tracking attendance.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to planning and development.

Skills

Teaching enabling

Wig making at HE Levels 4-6

Current industry experience

Knowledge of safeguarding

Education

Teaching qualification (Level 5)

Higher education qualification in subject area

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Sessional Wig Lecturer to join our Art, Design & Media department. There are various hours available across Monday to Friday, 8:45-17:00 and some evening hours are also available.

In this rewarding post you will be delivering teaching on our FDA & BA Make Up Curses to our Higher Education Students.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Director of Learning and the rest of the team, you will have the chance to share your knowledge and skills with students to help them achieve at the highest level as well as driving continuous improvement within the College. In particular, you will have a strong focus on delivering innovative and student led learning.

You will be responsible for acting as a personal tutor, promoting and tracking attendance, participating in team meetings and contributing to the planning, development and review activities within your subject area. You will also support with preparing for EQA visits and promote enrolment in line with targets for the ESOL provision.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have:

• A teaching qualification (ideally at Level 5)
• Previous experience teaching wig making at HE Levels 4-6
• Need to have solid, current industry experience
• Need to have higher education qualification in the subject area
• Previous experience teaching
• Knowledge of safeguarding & working with vulnerable learners

What we offer

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: Monday 13th October 2025

*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.