Salary: £29,978.00 - £38,664.00 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent, full time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Location: Paignton, Devon
Turn numbers into knowledge. Inspire careers. Make an impact every day.
Are you passionate about Accounting & Finance and ready to share your expertise with the next generation? We’re looking for an engaging, motivated Lecturer to bring learning to life and help our students build confident, career-ready futures.
This is more than just teaching, it’s about shaping ambition, unlocking potential, and playing a key role in student success.
Your role:
As a Lecturer, you’ll be at the heart of everything we do, delivering high-quality teaching while supporting students every step of the way.
You will:
- Deliver dynamic and engaging teaching, learning and assessment across Accounting & Finance
- Take full ownership of your courses, including organisation, planning and student outcomes
- Develop and deliver SOLAR (Scheme of Learning and Reflection) or HE Module Guides
- Act as a personal tutor, supporting and motivating students to succeed
- Plan lessons across a range of levels and subject areas
- Monitor attendance, progress and achievement using key systems
- Work collaboratively with the Programme Coordinator and Faculty Head to enhance the curriculum
- Contribute to quality assurance, assessment standardisation and continuous improvement
- Support recruitment activities and promote the professional curriculum
- Adapt your teaching across a variety of courses aligned to your expertise
What makes you stand out:
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has strong subject knowledge in Accounting & Finance
- Is passionate about teaching and developing others
- Can inspire learners at different levels and abilities
- Is organised, proactive and committed to achieving excellent outcomes
- Thrives in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment
Why join us?
At South Devon College, our values shape everything we do:
Aspiration – encouraging everyone to achieve more than they thought possible
Inclusion – creating a supportive and welcoming learning environment
Respect – valuing every individual and their journey
In return, you’ll join a supportive team, have the opportunity to influence the curriculum, and make a real difference to students’ futures, and the wider community.
Ready to make your mark?
If you’re ready to inspire, challenge and support the accountants of tomorrow, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape the future of finance.
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, as well as generous holiday allowance of 37 days pro rata 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 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:
- 37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
- 1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
- 1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;
- Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
- Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
- Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
- Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
- Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
- Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
- On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
- Employee Assistance Programmes;
- Access to Blue Light Card membership;
- Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 26 July 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
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.
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).
