Lecturer - Carpentry

Buckinghamshire College Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A further education college in England is seeking a Lecturer in Carpentry to inspire and educate students. The role involves planning innovative lessons and delivering high-quality education in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will possess industry experience and a genuine passion for teaching. This position offers flexible working arrangements and various employee benefits, including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Pension scheme - TPS (28.68% employers' contribution)

35 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Access to free training & continuous professional development

Flexible working policy

Employee Assistance Programme access

Discounts in local services

Qualifications

• Ability to plan and prepare innovative schemes of work and assessment schedules.
• Experience in delivering effective learning programmes.
• Creative in overcoming individual barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Promote high levels of student ambition leading to positive progression.
• Deliver learning in a safe and inclusive environment.
• Develop new skills and expand opportunities within the college.

Skills

Teaching and assessing students

Innovative lesson planning

Effective communication

Education

Teaching qualification

Industry experience in Carpentry

Job description

Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge, expertise, have a desire to make a difference and want to be involved in educating young people? Do you have industry experience working in Carpentry?

We are seeking to recruit a Lecturer - Carpentry for our campus in Wycombe.

Working within our dedicated Skilled Service Industries departmentyou will be promoting high levels of student ambition leadingto positive progression and excellent employer satisfaction.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Have the ability to plan and prepare innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment schedules which motivate students to achieve.
• Plan and deliver highly effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, whilst also ensuring students are stretched and challenged to reach their full potential.
• Address the learning needs of students and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning, both within and outside of the classroom.

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• Pension scheme - TPS (28.68% employers' contribution)
• 35 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
• 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

As a member of our team you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.

Taking Teaching Further

The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation's Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.

As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn 'on the job'. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

Closing date for applications is the 11/08/2025 , with interviews taking place on from the 25/08/2025.