​The college currently administers its own supply pool of staff for assignments on a casual basis and is available for individuals who wish to undertake lecturing, learner support or administration work.

Opportunities occur across the entire College curriculum and in the various administrative centres within the College, together with Adult Learning courses at various venues within the local community.

Assignments can be as little as a couple hours a week up to full time working and many supply pool staff have gone on to hold fixed term and permanent posts within the College.

Assignments may involve contact with children under 18 or vulnerable members of society, therefore, under Part V of the Police Act 1997, all individuals engaged in such occupations are required to obtain a certificate of disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This must be carried out before any work is offered.

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you!

New College Durham is seeking passionate and industry-informed individuals to join our Art & Design Lecturer Supply Pool, delivering high-quality teaching across a range of creative disciplines within our vibrant and well-equipped studios.

Our Art & Design provision sits within the School of Creative & Service Industries, where students develop as emerging creative professionals through project-based learning, live briefs and industry-informed practice. A strong emphasis is placed on student progress, skills development and professional identity, ensuring students build the knowledge, behaviours and creative confidence required to progress successfully into higher education and employment within the creative industries.

This is an excellent opportunity for practicing artists, designers or creative professionals who are keen to share their expertise within a dynamic and supportive educational environment.

The Role
Working as part of the Art & Design team, you will deliver engaging and industry-relevant teaching that supports students to make clear progress from starting points through to confident, independent creative practice.

A key focus of the role is supporting delivery across Level 2 and Level 3 programmes, ensuring:

• Level 2 learners develop strong foundational skills, including drawing, materials exploration, creative thinking and an understanding of specialist pathways

• Level 3 learners refine their technical expertise, conceptual thinking and professional practice, producing high-quality outcomes and portfolios for progression

Key responsibilities include:
• Delivering high-quality teaching and learning across Art & Design programmes (with a focus on Level 2 and Level 3 delivery)
• Planning and delivering structured, progressive projects that build skills over time and support achievement
• Supporting students to develop creative ideas through practical, technical and conceptual exploration
• Embedding industry practice, live briefs and professional expectations into delivery
• Providing clear, developmental feedback that enables students to improve, refine and achieve their potential
• Monitoring student progress and adapting teaching to support individual needs and outcomes
• Supporting students in the development of portfolio work for progression into HE, apprenticeships or employment
• Contributing to assessment, internal verification and quality processes
• Maintaining safe, well-organised and inspiring studio environments in line with health and safety procedures

Teaching may include a range of disciplines such as Fine Art, Graphics and Illustration, Fashion and Textiles, Fashion Promotion and Styling or Interior Architecture / 3D Design, depending on your specialism.

As part of a creative curriculum that reflects real industry practice, the role may require a flexible approach to working hours, including occasional evening sessions to support project delivery, exhibitions and enrichment activity.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for individuals who:
• Hold a degree in Art & Design (or equivalent industry experience)
• Have current or recent industry or professional creative practice
• Ideally hold, or be willing to work towards, a teaching qualification
• Have a strong understanding of how to support student progress, skill development and achievement
• Are confident delivering across Level 2 and Level 3 provision
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and inspiring learning environment

If you are passionate about Art & Design and want to play a key role in developing skilled, confident and industry-ready creative professionals, we would welcome your interest in joining our Supply Pool.

For more information on this role please contact the hiring manager; Karen Sammut at karen.sammut@newdur.ac.uk 

Please refer to the Supply Pool T&Cs for the rate of pay.

About us:
New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:

• Disability Confident Status

• Mindful Employer

• Dying to Work

• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence

New College Durham have further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter.

We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a persons whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Please note that Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) will not be accepted.

Please email your completed application pack to HR.SupplyPool@newdur.ac.uk to apply.