Job Details

Hours of work: Up to 15 hours per week

Fixed term for: One year Closing Date: Monday 30 January 2017 (by noon)

For further details and to complete an application form, please visit our website or phone our recruitment line, or email

No agencies please.

About the Role

LECTURER IN SURVEYING, CONSTRUCTION & BUILT ENVIRONMENT (Eastbourne Campus)

£22.52 to £23.90 per hour. Fixed term, variable hours contract.

The Construction Department at Sussex Downs College has part-time vacancies for professionals in Construction/Planning/Civil Engineering to teach technician-level students and apprentices as part of our successful Construction and the Built Environment provision. We require people with experience and skills in the following areas: construction-related surveying, site management, setting out, quantity surveying, mathematics for construction, civil engineering.

Currently there are around 12 hours of teaching per week available in these subject areas. Whilst teaching at Level 3 or 4 and familiarity with BTEC assessment methodology is desirable, training is available for the right candidate.

We also have a need to engage work-placed assessors to take on an apprentice caseload. Once again, training will be available for the candidate with the right skill set.

These vacancies may be filled by a single individual possessing the right mix of skills or by two or three individuals wishing to undertake some of the functions as part-time work. The roles would suit experienced and enthusiastic professionals wishing to make a start in teaching or wishing to expand their services, skills and experience into the educations and skills sector. They would also be relevant to a business response.

This post is subject to a DBS check.

Sussex Downs College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We welcome applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in this institution.    

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Equal Opportunities

Sussex Downs College is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable applicants regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or beliefs. All applications are treated on merit.   Sussex Downs College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.