Lecturer - Beauty Therapy

The Commercial Industries and Access School at Kingston College are now seeking a dynamic individual to enhance the curriculum area of Beauty Therapy. As our Lecturer, you'll teach courses across a range of levels and be a personal tutor. Predominantly coursework based, we seek an innovative practitioner to design engaging coursework assignments that inspire learners.

Following our agreed schemes of work, assessment schedules and student monitoring procedures are an essential component of this work. You'll also be involved in internal verification activities and organise and take part in external verification.

We're looking for someone who holds a Level 3 qualification in Beauty Therapy and has recent industrial experience. With excellent teaching and demonstrations skills, you'll hold a teaching qualification (or willing to work towards) and have awareness of academic quality standards.

Able to work well under pressure to agreed deadlines, receptive to new ideas and initiatives with a creative approach to problem solving, you'll be able to support, motivate and empathise with young learners, including monitoring their progress.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees' physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.