Early Years Lecturer
East Surrey College, Gatton Point, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2JX55 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 December 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.2 Hours - Monday, Wed and Thursday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Actual salary (0.6 FTE): £18,496 - £25,531 per annum.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract Type: Established, salaried position at 0.6 FTE
Are you passionate about Early Years education and ready to inspire the next generation of practitioners? Do you have the experience and enthusiasm to bring learning to life? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an Early Years Lecturer to join our friendly and supportive team. You will play a key role in delivering engaging, high-quality teaching, supporting learners to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence as they progress towards their future careers.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Relevant degree or equivalent industrial or professional qualification
- Teaching qualification or willing to work towards
- Knowledge of current developments in the FE/Adult curriculum
- Understanding of challenges in teaching and learning in FE
If this sounds like you and you’re looking to join a forward-thinking, friendly and welcoming team, working in a varied and engaging role, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants.
Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
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.
What the college offers its staff
If this sounds like you and you’re looking to join a forward-thinking, friendly and welcoming team, working in a varied and engaging role, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About East Surrey College
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- East Surrey College website
- Email address
- ukhalid@esc.ac.uk
Orbital South Colleges* comprising East Surrey College, John Ruskin College and Reigate of School of Art is a leading Further Education group, rated Good by Ofsted in 2025 and trusted by schools and employers across Surrey, West Sussex and south London. We work closely with partner schools in our most local areas but in total with over 60 schools, delivering vocational learning.
Together, our colleges form a substantial college group in the south east. Since June 2022, the Group also includes Orbital South Colleges University Centre as the umbrella organisation for our Higher Education provision.
In summer 2023, we achieved a 91% pass rate across the College group. Our 2022/23 destination data showed that 95% of students we contacted had a positive destination after completing their qualification; with the majority progressing directly to employment related to their course and increasing numbers progressing into higher education.
Students learn from industry-qualified and experienced tutors who bring the world of work to life. Our Careers Team provide guidance and support for our students but also wider careers guidance to our local communities.
We work with many hundreds of employers who say they value the quality of our training, voting us as the top FE College Training Provider in the South East 2023-2024.* The recent Ofsted report rated the group as having a ‘strong’ contribution to skills and we are proud to be the only FE College in Surrey to achieve this top rating. We offer upskilling and retraining courses working with DWP/JCP, our employers and communities.
Since June 2022, the Group also includes Orbital South Colleges University Centre as the umbrella organisation for our Higher Education provision. We are proud to offer a wide range of vocational higher education courses, currently validated by the University of Chichester, Higher National Certificates and Diplomas, Higher and Degree Apprenticeships and professional courses.
We offer a comprehensive range of core skills, technical and professional qualifications, courses and apprenticeships from entry to Degree levels.
All campuses boast excellent facilities in which we continually invest. At East Surrey College a brand new Digital and T level suite was completed in August 2022; at John Ruskin College a fabulous Construction Skills Centre was added in 2021 and an Immersive Suite in 2024. More investment is planned over the next year.
We are a trusted partner working closely with education providers, the South London Partnership, our Local Authorities, charities and community organisations as well as a substantial and growing number of employers who work closely with us on work experience, industrial placements, live projects and sessions and whose input into our curriculum development we hugely value.
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