Art & Design Course Leader; Tutor

Position: Art & Design Course Leader (Tutor)
Art & Design Course Leader (Tutor)
Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £28,870 - £36,590
Town Centre Campus, Burton on Trent

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, enthusiastic and inspiring Course Leader for Level 1 and 2 Art and Design to join our highly successful department.

As Course Leader, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding teaching, learning and assessment, contributing to excellence across the curriculum through innovative and engaging practice. You will create stimulating learning opportunities that enable all students to develop their skills, confidence and creativity, supporting them to achieve their full potential.

The successful candidate will lead our Level 1 and Level 2 Art and Design programmes, while also contributing to teaching on Level 3 courses. You will bring current and relevant industry or practitioner experience, ensuring students benefit from contemporary knowledge and an understanding of the creative sector.

Working as part of a dedicated and supportive team, you will help develop and enhance students' specialist artistic and creative digital skills, preparing them for progression into further study, employment and careers within the creative industries.

We are looking for a passionate educator with the ability to teach a range of traditional art and design disciplines, including:

Drawing
Painting
3D art and design
Ceramics

Experience of teaching or applying creative digital skills would be advantageous.

This is an exciting opportunity to inspire the next generation of artists and designers within a vibrant and ambitious curriculum area.

Applicants should be qualified to, or willing to work towards, Level 2 English and Maths. Evidence of qualifications is required.

If you are viewing the advert via a 3rd party job board, please visit the ‘Work for us’ page on the BSDC website for the full job advert and job description.

Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
Generous holiday plans
Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
Free Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible working policies
Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free annual eye tests
Access to our onsite gym
Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon
Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
Discounted health cash plan
BHN Extras discount scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Thursday 17th September 2026.  Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application.  Please note late applications are not acceptable