Life Skills Lecturer
Job Type: Teaching
Job Category: Life Skills, Supported Learning
Employment Basis: Established (salaried)
Location: John Ruskin College - Croydon, East Surrey College - Redhill
Salary Range: £29,373 – £41,718 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)
Closing Date: 11/05/2026 (Monday 11th May 2026)
Documents:
* 3. OSC Corporation Competency Framework.pdf (PDF, 497.72kb)
* Life Skills Lecturer JDPS.pdf (PDF, 189.71kb)
We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Lecturer to join our friendly LSK department, where you will be responsible for teaching and acting as a course lead. You will be delivering Foundation learning from entry 1 through to Level 1, teaching a mix of employability and/or independent living skills.
You will be accountable for the planning and delivery of your designated programme, where you will plan lessons, and contribute to the development and review activities within your subject area. You will also be responsible for safeguarding, promoting attendance, participating in team meetings within your department and expected to work effectively with others as part of a team.
The Successful Candidate Must Have
* Extensive Teaching experience and engaging learners (ideally within an FE environment but not essential)
* Experience working with learners who haven't thrived in education.
* A teaching qualification (or be working towards one)
* Experience working within an FE based environment
* Excellent organization, IT and communication skills
* Maths & English GCSE at Grade C or above (or Level 2 equivalent)
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 as a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, 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.
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.
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