Lecturer Beauty-Retail

Are you the person we are looking for who can naturally connect and engage with students who are new to tertiary study? Are you passionate about making a difference in our youth's lives or those changing their career pathway? Then this could be the position for you.If you have an interest in supporting students to enter the hairdressing and/or beauty industry, UCOL's Manawatu Campus has an exciting opportunity available for a motivated and passionate Beauty/Retail Lecturer, fixed-term (ends October 2025), part-time position (8 hours per week). The successful candidate will have current skills, knowledge and ideally 3 to 5 years current industry experience to deliver the beauty and retail content to our U-Skills (Trades Academy) Hair, Beauty and Retail programme. Delivery is shared across the team.This position, based in Palmerston North, will require you to be hands-on, facilitating one-on-one learning, mentoring and motivating students, and working with students individually. Your well-tuned rapport and communication skills will be essential. As well as working with a dynamic team, you will have the full support of the Academic Portfolio Manager.We want your energy, creativity, passion and intelligence. Help us meet the needs of our region. Work with us to be the best of the best. Join the UCOL whanau and, together, let's deliver a bigger, brighter and better future.Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including completing New Zealand Police Vetting as part of the Children's Act 2014 for this safety-sensitive role.Skills & ExperienceYou must be a qualified beauty therapist with a recognised diploma qualification and ideally three to five years current industry experience including retail.An Adult Tertiary Teaching qualification and/or the NZ Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education and/or unit 4098 work-based assessor or be working toward these.Experience delivering at the tertiary level and/or extensive industry experience, ideally including training and supporting trainees/apprentices.
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