Electrical Installation Lecturer

Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Railcard & Tusker

Discount schemes

Job summary

Wigan & Leigh College is looking for an experienced Electrician to teach electrical installation across Levels 1 to 3. You’ll bring practical trade knowledge to the classroom and help students progress into apprenticeships and jobs in the trade.

The role combines delivering practical and theory lessons, marking work, providing feedback, and supporting learners as a Personal Tutor. A teaching qualification or willingness to train is required, with DBS and safeguarding responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must hold a vocational qualification in Electrical Installation or a related area.
• Experience working as an electrician.
• Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• GCSE English and Maths (Grade C or equivalent) or equivalent.
• Comfort with IT and learning technologies for teaching.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons across Levels 1 to 3, including practical and theory work.
• Teach standards, regulations and methods electricians need to know.
• Mark work, provide feedback and use results to shape teaching.
• Act as a Personal Tutor to support students through course progression.
• Contribute to curriculum development, departmental initiatives and recruitment activities.

Skills

Electrical installation

Electrician experience

Teaching qualification

IT for teaching

GCSE English & Maths

Education

Electrical Installation qualification

Teaching qualification

GCSE English & Maths

Job description

Description

37 Hours per Week | Full Time | Permanent

Application Deadline: 6 November 2026

Department: Construction

Location: Wigan & Leigh College

Compensation: £31,699 - £42,540 / year

Teach the next generation of electricians.

At Wigan & Leigh College, you'll teach electrical installation across Levels 1 to 3. Your students will be heading into apprenticeships, first jobs in the trade, and the qualifications that get them there.

This role suits someone who's worked as an electrician and can teach what they know. You'll cover practical work and classroom theory, build students' understanding of regulations, materials, and methods, and set the standards they'll be expected to meet on site.

What you'll do

• Plan and deliver lessons across Levels 1 to 3, covering practical and theory work.
• Teach the standards, regulations, and methods that working electricians have to know.
• Mark work, give clear feedback, and use assessment results to shape how you teach.
• Act as a Personal Tutor, supporting students through their course and into their next steps.
• Contribute to curriculum development, departmental initiatives, and recruitment activities including Open Evenings, taster sessions, and school liaison.
• Keep your trade knowledge current as regulations and practice develop.

What you'll bring

• A vocational qualification in Electrical Installation or a related area.
• Working experience as an electrician.
• A teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one. We'll support you to get there.
• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or equivalent. You can work towards this during your probationary period.
• Confident to pick up IT and learning technologies for teaching.

What you're like

• Methodical. You teach the regulations and the reasoning behind them.
• Patient. You explain things in different ways until they land.
• Direct. Students know where they stand and what they need to do.
• Connected to the trade. You keep your knowledge current.
• Organised. You stay on top of marking, attendance, and admin.

Essentials

• A vocational qualification in Electrical Installation or a closely related area.
• Right to work in the UK.
• You'll need an enhanced DBS check, if you get the job, we'll do this for you.
• You're committed to safeguarding and inclusion.
• You can travel across our sites.
• You're flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when it's needed.

Why work with us?

At Wigan & Leigh College, the moments that change lives are often quiet ones. A practical task completed properly for the first time. A conversation in a corridor that helps someone work out where they're heading. That's what Great People. Change Lives. means in practice. You'll join an Electrical Installation team where students learn from people who've done the work.

You’ll have time to teach well, the facilities to teach electrical installation properly, and colleagues who care about doing the job right. You'll see the impact when students leave ready for an apprenticeship or a first job in the trade. And you’ll be part of The North-West Construction Technical Excellence College, building the workforce of the future.

Time to recharge

• Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays (depending on your role)
• Family-friendly leave policies

Wellbeing as well as work

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Occupational health support
• Confidential counselling
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• A culture where people look out for each other

Financial peace of mind

• Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, buy tech)
• Railcard & Tusker Green car scheme
• Local and national discount schemes

Clear progression routes

• Opportunities to step up, specialise, or move across departments
• Leadership pathways
• Support to gain teaching qualifications

Attention FE teachers:

You could be eligible for a government levelling-up payment of £2,000–£6,000 if you teach subjects like construction, engineering, maths, computing or early years. This applies if you're in your first 5 years of FE teaching and spend at least 50% of your time teaching eligible level 3 (or below) courses. Find out more.

This role involves working with children in a regulated activity (which means any activity with close or unsupervised contact with children on a frequent or intensive basis). This covers things like teaching, training, supervising and advising children. It's a criminal offence to apply for this post if you're barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

If you’re offered the role, we’ll need to do some checks before you start, including verifying any qualifications, a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and a medical questionnaire. We use Protocol National Ltd & E-Safeguarding Ltd, so they may contact you.