Air-dry Clay Lecturer (Variable Hours)

Air-dry Clay Lecturer (Variable Hours) £21.13- £25.34 per hour, plus holiday pay Salisbury Permanent, Part Time Base Location: Salisbury Campus Scope: Delivery across all college sites Are you passionate about air-dry clay and keen to share your creative skills with adult learners? Whether you're an experienced lecturer, a practising ceramic artist, a clay artist, or a creative professional looking to move into teaching, we'd love to hear from you! Join our team and help adult learners explore their creativity, develop practical clay modelling techniques, build confidence, and discover the enjoyment of creating their own decorative and functional pieces in a supportive and inspiring learning environment. We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in air-dry clay, clay modelling, sculpting, decorative crafts, mixed-media art, or related creative disciplines who can inspire learners across a range of settings. Please note: This is a Variable Hours position, with work offered as required, subject to adult learning course provision, curriculum delivery, learner requirements, and the needs of individual college sites. 🗓Course Structure: Adult learning courses typically run for approximately 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, providing learners with the opportunity to develop their skills progressively through practical activities, demonstrations, and guided creative exploration.

What We Offer

Salary: Unqualified Lecturer: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay Qualified Lecturer: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay Contract Type: Variable Hours Location: Salisbury Campus, with opportunities to deliver teaching at other college sites as required. Working Pattern: Courses typically involve one session of approximately 3 hours per week over a 10-week period. Hours will be offered as required, subject to adult learning course provision, curriculum delivery, learner demand, and the needs of individual college sites.

Benefits

Teachers' Pension Scheme Generous holiday entitlement Employee Assistance Programme Free on-site gyms Lifestyle discounts Cycle-to-Work Scheme Professional development and CPD opportunities A flexible and rewarding opportunity to share your creative expertise, work across our college community, and make a positive difference to adult learners' lives. What You'll Do Plan, deliver, and assess engaging air-dry clay sessions across college sites. Introduce learners to the properties of air-dry clay, suitable materials, tools, equipment, and finishing products. Prepare lesson plans, demonstrations, and resources for short courses. Teach practical skills such as hand-building, shaping, sculpting, texturing, joining techniques, and creating decorative or functional objects. Demonstrate techniques for making items such as small sculptures, ornaments, bowls, trinket dishes, wall decorations, figurines, and personalised gifts. Teach learners how to prepare, condition, shape, and finish clay projects to achieve high-quality results. Introduce appropriate techniques for drying, sanding, painting, sealing, and decorating completed pieces. Encourage creativity, experimentation, and the development of individual artistic styles. Explore design principles such as form, proportion, texture, pattern, colour, and composition. Demonstrate the safe and effective use of tools, paints, adhesives, sealants, and other craft materials. Support learners to develop practical skills, problem-solving abilities, creativity, and confidence. Create an inclusive and supportive learning environment for learners of all abilities and experience levels. Adapt teaching to different workshop facilities, available resources, and learner needs. Monitor learner progress and provide constructive feedback to encourage improvement and creative development. Promote responsible use of materials, effective resource management, and minimisation of waste where appropriate. Maintain high standards of health and safety, safeguarding, and professional practice. Collaborate with colleagues to support high-quality adult learning provision. What You'll Bring A relevant Level 3 qualification or higher in art, ceramics, sculpture, craft, design, or a related subject, and/or significant relevant industry experience. Strong practical knowledge of air-dry clay, clay modelling, sculpting, and decorative craft techniques. Experience creating clay-based artwork, sculptures, ornaments, decorative objects, personalised gifts, or other creative pieces. An understanding of clay preparation, shaping, joining, drying, surface finishing, painting, and sealing techniques. Knowledge of design principles, including form, texture, colour, proportion, and composition. A passion for creativity and sharing knowledge with others. The ability to demonstrate practical techniques clearly and support learners with different abilities and experience levels. Good communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills. Flexibility to teach at Salisbury Campus and other college sites as required. A commitment to inclusive learning, safe working practices, and creating a positive learner experience. Teaching or adult education qualifications are desirable but not essential. Practising clay artists, sculptors, makers, and experienced craft professionals looking to develop their teaching experience are encouraged to apply. Why Join Us? Flexible working opportunities: Variable hours that reflect course provision and learner demand. Share your expertise: Bring your knowledge of air-dry clay, artistic flair, and practical creative experience into adult education. Inspire creativity: Help learners discover new interests, develop practical skills, and create unique clay pieces. Make a meaningful difference: Support learners' confidence, wellbeing, personal development, and lifelong learning. Work across our college community: Contribute to creative learning opportunities at Salisbury Campus and other college sites. Short-course delivery: Typically teach for around 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, offering a focused and rewarding teaching commitment. Enjoy a supportive environment: Work with colleagues who value creativity, inclusion, and high-quality adult learning. Develop professionally: Access opportunities for continuing professional development and CPD. Turn your passion for air-dry clay into an opportunity to inspire creativity and lifelong learning across Wiltshire College & University Centre. Inspire Creativity Through Air-dry Clay If you're ready to share your clay modelling skills, inspire adult learners, and help expand creative craft opportunities at Salisbury Campus and across our college sites, we'd love to hear from you! Closing Date: 8th November 2026 Please note: Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the top of this page as a downloadable document. Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Safer Recruitment Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates. We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities. The Company Wiltshire College & University Centre stands as the largest provider of further and higher education in Wiltshire, significantly contributing to the local economy by equipping individuals with essential skills for success. Our diverse curriculum spans from Level 1 to Level 6, and we operate across four main campuses located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, Salisbury, and Lackham, which specialises in land-based education. We offer a wide array of apprenticeships, along with full-time, part-time, and university-level courses. Notably, our Castle Combe circuit facility is the UK's first trackside motorsport engineering training centre, dedicated to our Motorsport Engineering programs