PLUMBING LECTURER

John Ruskin College; Redhill; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Pension schemes

Life assurance

Fully equipped gym

Spa and Salon discounts

Job summary

John Ruskin College in Croydon hosts a Plumbing Lecturer role within the TEC department. The post involves teaching and assessing Level 1–2 Plumbing courses and acting as a personal tutor to drive attendance and achievement.

We welcome experienced industry professionals and offer support to gain teaching qualifications if needed, with a competitive salary and staff benefits including pension schemes, parking, gym access, and spa discounts.

Qualifications

• Full teaching qualification such as PGCE, DET/DTLLS or Cert Ed
• Experience delivering teaching up to and including Level 2
• Level 3 Plumbing qualification (though Level 2 may be considered)
• Relevant Plumbing industry experience
• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement desirable

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching and assessing on Level 1–2 Plumbing courses
• Act as a personal tutor, promote attendance and student welfare
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to planning and development within the subject area
• Support career progression and engage in continuous improvement within the college

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Education

PGCE/DTLLS/Cert Ed

Level 3 Plumbing qualification

Job description

• Plumbing Lecturer JDPS.pdf (PDF, 165.41kb)

Plumbing Lecturer

Job Type: Teaching

Job Category: Construction

Employment Basis: Established (salaried)

Location: John Ruskin College - Croydon, East Surrey College - Redhill

Salary Range: £30,827 - £42,553 (subject To Qualifications, Skills, And Experience)

Closing Date: 26/10/2026

• Introduction from the Principal.pdf (PDF, 44.19kb)


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• Plumbing Lecturer JDPS.pdf (PDF, 165.41kb)

College location: John Ruskin College (Selsdon)

Salary: £29,373 - £41,718 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)

Hours: Full Time (8:30 am - 5 pm)

We are currently seeking to appoint an inspirational and talented Plumbing Lecturer to join our friendly and professional TEC department. In this post you will be delivering teaching and assessing on our Level 1- 2 Plumbing courses.

Working closely with the Programme Manager and the rest of the departmental team, you will have the chance to share your knowledge and skills with learners to help them achieve at the highest level as well as driving continuous improvement within the College. You will act as a personal tutor, promote attendance, participate in team meetings and contribute to the planning, development and review activities within your subject area.

Are you thinking about a career in teaching? We welcome applications from experienced industry professionals. If you have relevant industry experience but do not yet hold a teaching qualification, we can support you to gain one whilst you work with us.

The Successful Candidate Must Have

• A full teaching qualification such as a PGCE, DET/DTLLS or Cert ED


• Experience of delivering teaching up to and including Level 2


• A Level 3 Plumbing qualification (though Level 2 may be considered)


• Relevant Plumbing industry experience

It is also highly desirable that you hold the Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement and also desirable for you to also hold a Certificate/Award in Internal Quality Assurance (if old qualifications are held (e.g. A1 or V1) it is essential that you are willing to update to the new standards).

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population.

We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.