Salary: Lecturer Grade, spine points 7–14, £36,842-£47,989 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance
Location: Sutton Region
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, 39 working weeks, 8.45am-4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am to 4.15pm on Friday
Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, April 2025) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We operate vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey, where committed specialist teams deliver a variety of programmes designed to meet the diverse needs of our students.
Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual, and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Lecturer to join our dedicated team, responsible for leading teaching teams and delivering learner-centred opportunities for adults with special needs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Plan and deliver teaching and learning within the designated curriculum.
• Organise learning experiences that support individual student progression.
• Implement assessment, target setting, recording, reporting, and evaluation of programmes.
• Manage and supervise team members, including volunteers, students, and visitors when required.
• Participate in and support staff development to maintain and develop professional skills.
• Hold a Certificate of Education (CertEd), equivalent teaching qualification, or be willing to undertake the CertEd.
• Implement assessment, target setting, recording, reporting, and evaluation of educational programmes.
• Communicate effectively with students, carers, and professionals.
• Demonstrate commitment to the belief that students with special needs can achieve.
• Show commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and comply with safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health and safety policies.
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for Progression
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme or the Teachers' Pension Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme and Employee Car Lease Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Our Trust:
The College is an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013 which is home to 13 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our vacancies page.
Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.
As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities.
It is an exciting time to be part of OHC and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.
We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Visits to the College in advance of applications are encouraged.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.
To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in, please complete and submit the Application Form.
Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
Closing Date: 1st April 2026
Interviews will take place on: 14th April 2026