Lecturer in Hairdressing (FE)

Job Title: Lecturer in Hairdressing (FE)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £35,608 - £43,482 per annum - AC2

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

The University is unlike any other. Standing proud in the heart of the city of Birmingham, they have been delivering career-focused education and training for decades. With around 8000 students across FE and HE level provision, the University is highly respected by employers and industry in meeting the region's skills needs.

The University's mission is to promote and provide the opportunity for participation in the learning process by those with the ambition and commitment to succeed and to maintain a learning community that meets the diverse needs of our students, the economy and society at large.

The Role:

Are you a talented hair professional ready to inspire the next generation?

We are looking for a passionate and industry-current Hairdressing Lecturer to deliver engaging, hands-on teaching across Level 1-3 programmes within our vibrant commercial salon environment.

You will bring up-to-date expertise in cutting, colouring and styling, and inspire students to develop the skills and confidence needed to achieve industry-ready standards.

You will have:

• Level 3 Hairdressing qualification
• Strong commercial industry experience
• Teaching experience (or a willingness to work towards a teaching qualification)
• A genuine passion for developing and supporting emerging talent

If you are ready to share your expertise and inspire our students to succeed in the hairdressing industry, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 38 days' paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions
    • Teachers' Pension Scheme - 28.6%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Sunday 12th April 2026.

Interview Date - Friday 8th May 2026.

Please click APPLY to be emailed a link to the role on our Careers site, where you need to complete our application form in order to be considered.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Hairdressing Lecturer, Hairdressing Teacher, Hairdressing Tutor, Hair Lecturer, HNC/D Lecturer, Lecturer, University Lecturer, Education Lead, Academic Lead, College Tutor, Tutor, Teacher, College Teacher will also be considered for this role.