Practical Facilitator – Carpentry and Joinery

eTeach UK Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational organization seeks someone with industry experience in carpentry and joinery to support students in practical lessons. No teaching experience is required, making it an excellent opportunity for those who want to share their skills. Responsibilities include preparing workspaces, guiding students, and ensuring that tools and materials are ready. The role offers generous benefits, including a 28% pension scheme and at least 45 days of paid holiday each year.

Benefits

28% pension contribution

At least 45 days’ paid holiday per year

Progression opportunities

Comprehensive training and support

Retention Incentive payment up to £5,000

Qualifications

• Industry experience such as labouring, machining, or window-fitting is necessary.
• No teaching experience or qualifications are required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare practical lessons and ensure clean workspaces.
• Order tools and materials for classes.
• Support lessons by guiding students and sharing technical knowledge.
• Carry out limited teaching duties.

Skills

Organised and reliable

Supportive, patient and approachable

Confident with industry-specific tools

Flexible and willing to help

Knowledgeable about construction trade

Job description

Background in carpentry and joinery trades? Fancy sharing your skills & knowledge with the next generation? We’re looking for someone patient and super‑organised to work in our carpentry and joinery team. You don’t need any teaching experience / qualifications for this role, but you’ll need some industry experience, whether that’s labouring, machining, window‑fitting or anything in between. Your role is to support students, prepare workspaces and facilitate practical activities.

You’ll need to be…

• Organised and reliable
• Supportive, patient and approachable
• Confident with industry‑specific tools and machinery, with a great knack for explaining things simply and clearly
• Flexible and happy muck to in and do what’s needed
• Knowledgeable about / experienced in a construction trade

What you’ll be doing…

• Preparing for practical lessons — ensuring workspaces are spic and span
• Ordering tools, equipment, materials – keeping stocks just right
• Supporting lessons by guiding students and sharing your technical knowledge
• A limited amount of teaching

In return, you’ll get…

• A whopping 28% pension. On top of your salary, we’ll pay an extra 28% of your salary into your pension pot
• At least 45 days’ paid holiday per year (pro rata)
• Progression opportunities — many of our staff started out doing this role
• A truly rewarding job, working with like‑minded people who really care about what they do
• Plenty of training from experienced staff before you teach alone
• Loads of training, leading to a teaching qualification for the right person

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight Monday 5th January 2026. We will be holding a selection process for this position on Tuesday 13th January 2026 at Falcon House Construction Centre EX2 7LB.

Benefits

• Incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme
• Free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding
• Targeted Retention Incentive payment (formerly Levelling Up Premium) payment of up to £5,000 for those in the first five years of their FE teaching career, subject to eligibility criteria

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch a short video to learn more, and see what our staff have to say on our careers page.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.