Sessional Instructors - Lewes

Are you passionate about a hobby, craft, skill or subject that you love to share with others? Do you want to inspire adult learners and turn your knowledge into a rewarding teaching opportunity? East Sussex College is looking to expand its range of adult leisure learning courses. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with experience, skills and passion in a wide variety of subjects who would like to teach part-time courses to adult learners. Whether you're an experienced tutor, industry professional, skilled hobbyist, freelancer, craftsperson, or simply someone with expertise that others would benefit from learning, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and delivering engaging leisure learning sessions for adult students.
• Teaching short courses, typically running for 5 to 6 weeks, for 2 to 3 hours per week, during the day or evening.
• Sharing your practical knowledge, enthusiasm and experience in a supportive learning environment.
• Supporting adult learners to develop new skills, confidence and enjoyment in their chosen subject.

Qualifications and what we’re looking for:

• Extensive knowledge, skills or experience in a particular subject, hobby, craft or activity.
• A passion for helping others learn and develop.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to create an inclusive and welcoming learning environment for adult learners.

For many of our teaching roles, we welcome applications from candidates at any stage of their career, including industry professionals with no or limited teaching experience. We can provide teacher development and access to teaching qualifications to support your success in the classroom.

Subjects of particular interest:

• Furniture upholstery
• Social media and digital skills, including LinkedIn
• Arts and crafts
• Home and lifestyle skills
• Creative and practical hobbies
• Wellbeing and personal development topics
• Languages for conversation

We are also keen to hear from anyone with a specialist skill, hobby or interest that could be developed into an engaging adult leisure course.

Important dates:

• Closing date: 19th August 2026
• Interview Date: 27th August 2026

Location: Based at our Eastbourne or Lewes Campus.

Annual salary: Circa £22 per hour including Holiday rate. (Subject to qualifications, skills and experience)

Hours and benefits:

• Hours: Sessional – Typically 2-3 hours per week, for a 5-6 week stint.
• In return, we can offer you a competitive FE salary, generous annual leave & pension, access to funded teaching qualifications, apprenticeships and a range of other training courses to support career development, as well as many other benefits.

How to apply:

To Apply and view the Job Description & Person Specification, please register or log in and complete the online form via the Apply link below. For any queries or to arrange an appointment to chat informally about the role please email.

Please note we are unable to accept CVs in place of an application under our obligations for Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Other information:

East Sussex College is a values-driven Further Education college with over 1,300 colleagues and 5,500 students across campuses in Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, and Newhaven. We offer a wide range of programmes including A Levels, T Levels, vocational courses, higher education, and adult learning.

Our ESC PROUD Values: Positivity – Respect – Opportunity – Unity – Diversity. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles require enhanced DBS checks and eligibility to work in the UK.

We are also committed to making our recruitment process accessible for all candidates. If you require adjustments or support to fully engage with any aspect of the process, please contact People Services and we will be happy to facilitate reasonable adaptations.

At East Sussex College, we celebrate individuality and strive for an inclusive, equitable workplace. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including Black and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Please note: Applications may be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire our people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we require additional support. We will be in touch if we need you.