Salary - £28,582 - £36,084 depending on experience & qualifications, pay award pending
Hours - 37 hours per week
Contract - Fixed term 12 months maternity cover
Location - Peterborough
Closing Date - 8th December 2025
Do you have a passion for hairdressing and a desire to inspire the next generation of stylists?
Peterborough College is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and industry-experienced Lecturer in Hair to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to share your expertise and support learners across Levels 1–3 as they develop the technical, creative and professional skills needed for a successful career in the hair and barbering industry.
The Role
As a Lecturer in Hair, you will:
- Deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across a range of hairdressing and barbering programmes.
- Plan and develop engaging schemes of work, lesson plans and learning resources, including online content.
- Assess learner work, provide constructive feedback and monitor progress through SMART targets.
- Support learners to develop confidence, skills and industry-ready behaviours.
- Contribute to course reviews, internal verification and quality improvement processes.
- Participate in marketing, interviews, open evenings and other recruitment activities.
- Deliver all elements of the study programme, including English, Maths and Work Experience where required.
- Work collaboratively within the team to ensure high levels of retention, achievement and learner satisfaction.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Professionally qualified in hairdressing to at least Level 3 (or equivalent).
- Industry-experienced, with up-to-date knowledge of trends, techniques and sector developments.
- Passionate about teaching, able to inspire and motivate learners of all abilities.
- Organised and adaptable, with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confident using technology and e-learning to enhance teaching.
- Committed to safeguarding, equality, and creating a supportive learning environment.
A teaching qualification (Level 5 or equivalent) is desirable. If you do not yet hold this, you must be willing to work towards it. Assessor/IV qualifications are also desirable.
Why Join Us?
- 37 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and discretionary days
- Excellent professional development opportunities
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Supportive and collaborative FE environment
- Opportunity to shape the future of aspiring hair professionals
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.