Job Description

Salary

32,304- 40,050

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full Time

Package

Excellent Benefits

Job category/type

Academic

Date posted

09/05/2025

Job reference

2020OC1046

We are looking for:

Programme Tutor in Art & Design

Salary 32,304- 40,050

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to deliver high quality teaching and learning in our Creative area. You will have Creative industry experience and a degree in a Creative subject as well as your teaching qualification.

In this role, you will:

Deliver innovative and stimulating teaching, learning and assessment to enable your students to achieve stretching learning in 3D and 2D visual communication. You will be able to deliver a wide range of skills to art students including traditional and digital skills. You will teach across a wide range of courses delivering core art skills to students from level 1 to 3. You should be able to deliver lessons in traditional visual communication skills such as 3D making, printmaking, observational and experimental drawing, digital image making.

You will have a high level of knowledge and skill in areas of creative project management and will understand and be able to guide students through their project work using creative research and development processes involved particularly in the area of Fine Art.

The role will see you responsible for a group of our Creative learners, monitoring attendance, providing progress reviews, assessments and supporting their progression plans towards a career in the Creative Industries. This will include supporting their applications to Universities and producing CVs for employment.

Requirements:

Our tutors are dual practitioners and demonstrate expertise in teaching and learning as well as having recent experience and track record of working in the Creative Industries. Qualifications could include BA Hons (Creative subject) A recognised teaching qualification

We are looking for;

Our Creative area and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. Design and deliver a flexible and relevant range of provision including theory, practical and blended learning sessions. Be a great teacher and role model. Nurture a culture of professional development that is integrated seamlessly in everyday practice. Be bold, optimistic and tenacious in setting and achieving high standards. Drive Oldham Colleges vision and expectations to have a significant impact on students' life chances.




Our UAL level 1,2 and 3 courses ensure students are both academically and practically prepared for work within technically and creatively driven industries. Our Creative area sits in a recently purpose built building with specialist studios and industry standard suites of equipment and resources. Our Digital suites are an excellent resources for our Creative students to thrive. We are supported by a team of specialist technicians who create an exciting and well resourced environment for teaching staff and students. We are keen participants in WorldSkillsUK.

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:
Generous Pension Scheme Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform Very generous holiday entitlement Employee Assistance Scheme Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug) Free confidential counselling service Staff recognition awards Car Scheme Subsidised car parking On-site Day Nursery On-site hair and beauty salon




Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work" and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college's values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached .

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

Join us and make a difference at Oldham College!