sessional lecturer

Are you looking to pass on your barbering skills and shape the careers of future professionals?

Do you want to be part of a supportive and creative college community that values your industry experience?

We are seeking to appoint an experienced practitioner in Barbering to deliver an exceptional student experience through the delivery of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment.

The successful candidate will undertake responsibilities for course management, monitoring of student progress including pastoral support, and assessing students work against awarding body regulations and national occupational standards

This exciting role will include:

• Delivering inspiring and practical barbering lessons to learners at various levels.
• Supporting students in developing core technical skills and confidence in the salon environment.
• Planning and assessing coursework to meet awarding body standards.
• Contributing to the development of an engaging and inclusive curriculum.

If you can demonstrate the following then we'd love to hear from you:

• A strong professional background in barbering with current industry knowledge.
• A relevant occupational qualification at level 2 and assessing qualification (or willingness to work towards one).
• Great communication and mentoring skills with a passion for student success.
• A teaching qualification (desirable) or willingness to work towards one.
• Good IT skills.

• For many of our teaching roles, we welcome applications from candidates at any stage of their career, including industry professionals with no/limited teaching experience. We are able to offer teacher development & qualifications to enable teaching success.

• Closing date: 23rd November 2025.

• Interviews will be held week commencing 1st December 2025.

College location: Based at our Eastbourne campus.

Annual salary: £ £45.16 per hour including holiday pay (subject to qualifications, skills and experience).

Hours: sessional, work pattern 5 hours a week for 20 weeks including one evening.

In return, we can offer you:

A competitive FE salary, generous annual leave & pension, access to funded teaching qualifications, apprenticeships and a range of other training courses to support career development, as well as many other benefits.

To Apply and view the Job Description & Person Specification, please register or log in and complete the online form via the 'Apply' link below.

For any queries or to arrange an appointment to chat informally about the role please email Please note we are unable to accept CVs in place of an application under our obligations for Keeping Children Safe in Education.

OTHER INFORMATION:

East Sussex College is a people-centric, values-driven, ambitious and inclusive Further Education College with over 1,300 colleagues and over 5500 students. We offer a broad curriculum including A Levels, T-levels, work based, 14-19, HE and adult programmes with campuses in Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes and Newhaven. This is an exciting time to join us as we grow and develop even stronger pathways for our students and communities.

• (ESC PROUD VALUES) POSITIVITY – RESPECT – OPPORTUNITY – UNITY - DIVERSITY

• East Sussex College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Application & Safeguarding process:

• We are committed to ensuring our colleague recruitment process is accessible for all candidates. If you require adjustments or support to fully engage with any aspect of the process, please get in touch with people services who will be happy to facilitate reasonable adaptions ).

• Applicants should be eligible to work in the UK, work permits from other organisations are not acceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

• Prior to interview all shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an Application Form (including explanation of any gaps in employment), a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form and we will carry out an online check.

• Please note that it is an offence to apply for a role at a college if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

• If offered a role with us, as part of our pre-employment checks an enhanced DBS, references and evidence of qualifications will be required.

• Applications may be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

DEIB commitment (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging):

• We embrace the individuality of every person in our community.

• We continue to cultivate a people-centric culture where everyone in our college can be their authentic selves, welcoming broad perspectives and implementing initiatives to continue ensuring the college is an equitable and inclusive workplace.

• The college is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our local communities, considering positive action and reasonable adjustments to address any under-representation where suitable.

• ESC particularly encourages applications from black and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities, males and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ who are currently under represented staff groups.

Recruitment Agencies

We prefer to hire our people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we require additional support. We will be in touch if we need you.