Job Description

Job title


Associate Lecturer - Computing (Higher Education)


Job reference


REQ002860


Date posted


03/09/2025


Application closing date


21/09/2025


Location


Paignton


Salary


33.34 per hour


Package


Blank
Contractual hours


0


Basis


Hourly Paid


Job category/type


Academic


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Job description

Salary: 33.34 per hour.

Contract Type: Zero Hours, Hourly Paid. Fixed term until 31st July 2026.

Location: Paignton, Devon

We are looking for a professional Lecturer who will be required to undertake formal scheduled teaching duties as follows: preparation for teaching, formal teaching, tutorials, and student assessment.



You will need to have a vocational qualification in a computing related subject matter, Networking, Information Security, programming and web development/or equivalent working experience, desire to undertake a higher level qualification, if not already held to attain a teaching qualification within 3 years, evidence of continued professional and personal development and experience of working in the computing industry within an IT Support, network infrastructure, software development role or experience of delivery such topics within education. You will also need to be a creative thinker, be able to teach creatively and work as a team.


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At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.



The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the Colleges status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.



We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.



Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:


Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; Teachers Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 23.68%; Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Employee Assistance Programmes; Discounted travel schemes. Access to Blue Light Card membership;




For further information regarding the role, please contact Simon Thorpe at simonthorpe@southdevon.ac.uk

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 21st September 2025.

Interview Date: TBC

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs.

Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.



Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.



This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.



Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).