Variable Hours Lecturer - Art & Design
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26.34 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Range of Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PD |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire College Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ1808_1748352265 |
Summary
Are you a creative professional? Do you have a background in Art & Design and wish to support the development and growth of future creative professionals? We are looking for a Variable Hours Art & Design Lecturer to join the Creative & Digital Arts team at Buckinghamshire College Group, based at our Aylesbury Campus.
The Creative & Digital Arts Department is a large, thriving department. There are dedicated specialist pathway studios in courses such as Fashion retail, Practical Special Effects, Digital Arts and Traditional Art studios. The department combines traditional practices within Art & Design with digital processes and techniques. We are seeking a multi-skilled Art practitioner, who is either an experienced teacher or professional artist, who is qualified or is willing to undertake teacher training, to join this outstanding team.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- To contribute to Buckinghamshire College Group's pursuit of excellence by delivering high quality, innovative teaching at all levels.
- Use own current professional and academic experience to deliver aspirational, engaging learning opportunities that motivate student satisfaction and increase attainment.
- Promote high levels of student ambition leading to positive progression and excellent employer satisfaction.
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:
- Pension scheme - TPS (23% employers' contribution)
- 35 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
- A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
- A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
- Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
- Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
- 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
As a member of our team you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.
Taking Teaching Further
The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation's Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.
As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn 'on the job'. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
Only completed applications will be considered for this role.
For more information on the role please contact HR directly
Closing date for applications is the 24/06/2025, with interviews taking place on 07/07/2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme