Lead Skills Teacher - Electrical Installations

Luminate Education Group / Business Support; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 44 days

Pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing

Travel discounts

Hybrid working opportunities

Job summary

Harrogate College is seeking a Lead Skills Teacher with specialist expertise to join our Electrical team. You will teach full‑time and part time learners within our fully equipped Electrical department and will provide an excellent learning experience to ensure individual learners gain the appropriate skills in readiness for further study, employment, or apprenticeship.

As an experienced Electrician, you will be required to teach learners across all modes of attendance and across all the levels

Qualifications

• Hold or be willing to work towards a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE).
• Hold a relevant vocational/technical qualification or degree in teaching subject.
• Relevant recent experience in the subject sector area and clear expertise.
• Relevant up to date subject knowledge.
• Have an understanding of the Further Education or school sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide current, specialist subject expertise in a skills shortage area for teaching delivery.
• Maintain links with the sector and help ensure the curriculum content reflects the latest industrial or professional practice.
• Ensure the curriculum delivery team are aware of the latest developments within the sector and have recent CPD and industrial updating.
• Prepare and teach on a range of topics, using your industry knowledge to upskill our future workforce.
• Contribute to aspirational teaching, learning and assessment.
• Keep accurate records for learners’ progress in College.

Skills

Teaching qualification

Vocational qualification or degree

Subject sector experience

Current subject knowledge

FE/School sector understanding

Education

L5 Teaching Qualification (Cert Ed/PGCE)

Job description

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Lead Skills Teacher - Electrical Installations

Job Reference LUM20595/2856

Number of Positions Requested:

1

Contract Type:

LEG - Permanent - Full Time

52 weeks

Commencing at £40,410 with progression to £44,144 per annum

Working Hours:

37 hours

City/Town:

Harrogate

Closing Date:

20/09/2026

Job Category:

Group Member:

Harrogate College

Campus:

Harrogate College

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Harrogate College are seeking a Lead Skills Teacher with specialist expertise to join our Electrical team.

In this role, you will teach full‑time and part time learners within our fully equipped Electrical department and will provide an excellent learning experience to ensure individual learners gain the appropriate skills in readiness for further study, employment, or apprenticeship.

As an experienced Electrician, you will be required to teach learners across all modes of attendance and across all the levels of Electrical Installation. You will be required to teach the following types of programmes:

• 16-18-year-old Study programmes
• 19 plus learners who are on Study programmes
• Evening Adult Learning programmes - 2 evenings a week.

We welcome applications from experienced industry professionals seeking a move into teaching, as well as from qualified educators with a strong subject background.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing curriculum area with a strong record of learner success and achievement.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate must have a passion for electrical and the ability to enthuse and motivate technicians of the future. Previous experience of working with young people would be advantageous. You must have the drive, determination and desire to make a difference to young people's lives through education.

• You will provide current, specialist subject expertise in a skills shortage area for teaching delivery.
• Maintain links with the sector and help ensure the curriculum content reflects the latest industrial or professional practice.
• Ensure the curriculum delivery team are aware of the latest developments within the sector and have recent CPD and industrial updating.
• Prepare and teach on a range of topics, using your industry knowledge to upskill our future workforce.
• Contribute to aspirational teaching, learning and assessment.
• Keep accurate records for learners’ progress in College.

About You

• Hold or be willing to work towards a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE).
• Hold a relevant vocational/technical qualification or degree in teaching subject.
• Relevant recent experience in the subject sector area and clear expertise.
• Relevant up to date subject knowledge.
• Have an understanding of the Further Education or school sector.

About Us

Harrogate College has excellent facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. We are working towards becoming a recognised centre of green excellence which is supported through our sustainability pledge to become a net zero college by 2035.

We have recently been awarded £16m of government funding to transform our campus. The energy-efficient new building will include a workshop unit that provides large scale facilities aligned to industry needs including advanced manufacturing, low carbon construction, retrofit, sustainable energy and bioeconomy, health science and hospitality. This will complement the college’s existing tech centre which is home to its motor vehicle, electrical, joinery and welding workshops.

Choosing to work for Harrogate College means that you will be part of a nurturing, inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Harrogate College.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre‑employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.