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Transforming Lives Through the Power of Learning
At London South East Colleges, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Across our eight campuses and four boroughs, more than 1,500 colleagues work together to support learners, communities and each other to thrive. 
Whether you are an experienced teacher, a specialist in a support area or exploring a career in further education, there is a place for you here.

Current Vacancies

We constantly seek new talent to join our organisation and welcome applications from people with a wide range of skills and experience. We value our staff and are committed to investing in them and their futures - offering competitive salaries, benefits and training packages. Working at London South East Colleges means being part of an organisation that is focused on transforming lives. Every day our staff support thousands of learners to develop skills, build confidence and progress on to really positive destinations.

We are proud to be one of the largest education providers in the region with colleagues working across a wide range of roles from teaching and learning support to people & culture, estates, finance and leadership.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share this objective and ask the same of our students, their parents/carers, contractors working at our sites and all visitors. Click here to view our Child Protection and Safeguarding policies.

Current Vacancies 

Staff Stories:

Curtis Curriculum Manager - Engineering and Motor Vehicle

Theo, Campus Support Officer

Career Pathways

We truly invest in our people. From initial induction through to leadership development, we support colleagues at every stage of their career.

This includes teaching qualifications for industry professionals, leadership development programmes and continuous professional development opportunities.

London South East Colleges Development Opportunities


  • Benefits and Wellbeing

    • A generous annual leave scheme in addition to bank and public holidays and a Christmas closure period
    • Very competitive salaries
    • Excellent Continuous Professional Development, which includes access to in-house college courses
    • A salary pension scheme for all staff (either LGPS or TP). We also offer access to NEST
    • Flexible working where appropriate
    • Free annual eye tests for eligible staff
    • Fully funded Teacher Training
    • Staff wellbeing initiatives
    • Free staff car parking on main campus sites
    • Interest-free loans for cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
    • Staff prices at the College's ‘enhance’ hair & beauty salon offering treatments and products at reduced prices
    • Membership of and access to the College's Learning Resource Centres at Bromley and Orpington campuses
    • On-site cafés across campuses serving Starbucks Coffee with ‘early bird’ savings and allocated staff rooms
    • Modern teaching and learning facilities


Our Campuses

London South East Colleges is an award-winning further education college with eight campuses across south east London.
To find out more about our campuses click here

Application Process

  1. Application submitted - we can only accept a fully application form, not just a CV, don’t worry our careers portal will talk you through everything you need to know
  2. Shortlisting – this can take some weeks so please be patient once you have applied and we will get back to you ASAP
  3. Interview or Assessment - this will always include a formal panel interview and then either a micro teach session in front of students for teaching roles or some other form of task or assessment for all other roles
  4. Offer and onboarding - you will be guided through our careers portal with all the steps and information you need to complete for us to meet the safer recruitment guidelines

You can contact our Talent Acquisition Team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Student Support

Starting college can be a giant leap if you have just finished school or are returning to education after a few years. We will make this transition as easy as possible, providing all the support you need to settle in

Financial Support

We are committed to supporting students in order for them to overcome any financial barriers to learning.

Term Dates

Key term dates and opening times