Practical Facilitator Maintenance (Exeter College)

Exeter College; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28% pension

45 days' paid holiday

Progression opportunities

Training before you teach

Teaching qualification training

Counselling and discounted supermarket

Job summary

Exeter College is seeking a Practical Facilitator Maintenance. You will support students in practical maintenance sessions, prepare spaces, order tools and materials, and guide learners with your industry knowledge. No formal teaching qualifications required, but industry experience in construction trades is essential.

The role is 37 hours per week, permanent, based at Exeter. You’ll join a brick and maintenance team with opportunities for progression and training leading toward teaching

Qualifications

• Industry experience in construction trades such as labouring, bricklaying, maintenance or carpentry.
• Must be patient, organised and reliable.
• Able to explain techniques clearly to learners.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Organisation

Reliability

Communication

Construction trades experience

Job description

Practical Facilitator Maintenance (Exeter College)

Hours

37 hours per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Closing Date

27/09/2026

Job Description and Person Specification

Background in carpentry and joinery trades? Fancy sharing your skills & knowledge with the next generation? That's what Dan did - watchthis video to hear his story…

We're looking for someone patient and super-organised to work in our brick and maintenance team. You don't need any teaching experience / qualifications for this role, but you'll need some industry experience, whether that's labouring, bricklaying, working in maintenance, carpentry 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. No, that's not a typo. 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. That's not a typo either
• progression - if you're up for it, and you've got what it takes. Many of our staff started out doing this role
• a truly rewarding job, working with likeminded 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

We will be holding a selection process for this position on Tuesday 6th October 2026 the at Falcon House Construction Centre EX2 7LB.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy.

These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.

And see what our staff have to say here .

We'll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You'll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more 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 (ROA) 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 Mojis 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.

The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays