Employability Lecturer

Employability Lecturer

Job Type

Teaching

Job Category

Life Skills

Employment Basis

Established (salaried)

Location

East Surrey College - Redhill

Salary Range

£30,827.00 - £42,553 pro rata (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)

Closing Date

24/09/2026

Documents

• Employability Lecturer - JD&PS.pdf
  (PDF, 166.16kb)
• Introduction from the Principal.pdf
  (PDF, 44.19kb)
• OSC Corporation Competency Framework 2019.pdf
  (PDF, 472.18kb)

Employability Lecturer 

College location: East Surrey College (Redhill) John Ruskin College (Selsdon)

Salary: £30,827.00 - £42,553 pro rata (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)

Hours:  Part time (4 days a week, flexible working days)

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Employability Lecturer to join our dynamic Foundation Learning and Adult department. This role is ideal for someone committed to equipping learners with the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to succeed in the modern workplace.

Working closely with the Director of Learning and the rest of the departmental team, you will utilise your previous teaching experience to provide first class training and help your learners achieve at the highest levels, which will in turn enhance their employability skills. You will plan and deliver lessons, and appropriate learning resources.

The ideal candidate for this post will have previous experience working with people who have been long term unemployed, and a real passion for supporting people and helping them get back into work. You will be resilient, patient and have the skillset to be able to work with a broad range of learners.

The successful candidate must have:

• Maths and English at GCSE/Level 2 equivalent
• Previous teaching experience 
• Experience in working with young people/adults with barriers to work
• Experience in motivating and inspiring individuals to achieve and progress
• Knowledge of the benefits system (desired but not essential)
• Knowledge of the Construction industry (desired but not essential)
• A teaching qualification (desired but not essential) 

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. 

*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. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position

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.