Life and Portrait Model
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2025 |
| Location: | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | South Staffordshire College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HR2526-005 |
Summary
South Staffordshire College is looking to employ a female life portrait model for artistic sessions focused on capturing the human form through drawing, painting, and sculpture.
The sessions are conducted in a professional and respectful environment, and models are required to pose for our part time adult students on leisure courses, and also our fulltime college art students, based at our Lichfield Campus.
The successful candidate will need to be confident and comfortable with life modelling, including unclothed poses, the ability to hold poses for extended periods of time and professional and punctual.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join this successful team.
Genuine Occupational Requirement:
Due to the nature of the artistic work and the requirement to represent the female form authentically, this role is restricted to female applicants. This restriction is in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010, which permits such a requirement where it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
All applications must be received by: Friday 24th October 2025.
Interviews to be held: WC 27th October 2025.
What you can expect from us - We care about your wellbeing so have a number of activities all year that provide support. However, time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 ‘ME’ days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing.
We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designed to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 20.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).
South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
We are committed to PREVENT and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with child and Adult and barred list check.
The sessions are conducted in a professional and respectful environment, and models are required to pose for our part time adult students on leisure courses, and also our fulltime college art students, based at our Lichfield Campus.
The successful candidate will need to be confident and comfortable with life modelling, including unclothed poses, the ability to hold poses for extended periods of time and professional and punctual.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join this successful team.
Genuine Occupational Requirement:
Due to the nature of the artistic work and the requirement to represent the female form authentically, this role is restricted to female applicants. This restriction is in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010, which permits such a requirement where it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
All applications must be received by: Friday 24th October 2025.
Interviews to be held: WC 27th October 2025.
What you can expect from us - We care about your wellbeing so have a number of activities all year that provide support. However, time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 ‘ME’ days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing.
We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designed to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 20.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).
South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
We are committed to PREVENT and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with child and Adult and barred list check.
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