Lecturer – Art & Design

Kingston College is now seeking a dynamic, proactive, and highly organised individual to deliver exciting and industry-relevant skills and knowledge to students enrolled in our popular practical vocational courses.

Teaching on a wide range of 2D and 3D art, craft, and design skills, techniques and processes, you’ll have strong digital skills and be able to teach relevant software, in particular the Adobe Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator. You’ll possess a broad understanding of past, current, and future design trends and be able to support students in developing advanced specialist skills and understanding.

As our Art & Design Lecturer, we’d like you to hold a degree or equivalent professional qualification/s in an area relevant to the job role specialism, hold a teaching qualification (or willing to work towards) and be recognised as a good or outstanding teacher. With experience of successfully monitoring and supporting “at-risk” learners to achieve or exceed their potential, you’ll have good industry knowledge to support work experience and industry placements that are integral to the Study Programme offer.

With awareness of academic quality standards, you’ll have experience of effectively monitoring and supporting learners to achieve or exceed their potential with a strong commitment to personalised learning, equality and diversity, and safeguarding.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 6th June 2025. 

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.

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.