Job Description

A remarkable and unique opportunity has arisen at East Surrey College as we seek to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in Animal Management to teach on level 1-3 in Animal Welfare & Management. In addition to teaching on the program starting in September, you will have an exclusive chance to establish the suite, develop your own instructional materials and tools from May to July (if applicable), preparing for the arrival of students in September. In essence, you have until the end of the academic year to contribute to the development of the exciting new Animal Management course.



Working closely with the Director of Learning and the rest of the team, you will have the chance to share your knowledge and skills with students to help them achieve at the highest level as well as driving continuous improvement within the College. You will act as a personal tutor giving pastoral care, promote attendance, support students to attain suitable work placements, participate in team meetings and contribute to the planning, development and review activities within your subject area.

This is a Part time role working 3 days a week, the working hours for this role is 08:45-17:00

The successful candidate must have:

A Teaching qualification at level 3 or above A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in animal science, zoology, veterinary science, or a related field is desirable Experience working in the animal management industry or a similar educational setting. Previous, relevant FE teaching experience Maths & English GCSE / 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 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.

Closing Date:

Monday 6

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October 2025

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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.

Please refer to the attached , 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 adultsand 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.