Teacher in Brickwork

Tameside College; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher Pensions

45 days holidays (pro-rata)

Costa Coffee on site

Free on-site Gym

Onsite bakery products

Restaurant at Tameside One

Retail discounts

Cycle to work

Manchester Credit Union savings club

Job summary

Tameside College is seeking a Teacher in Brickwork to plan, deliver and develop teaching/learning programmes across a flexible range of strategies. You will take responsibility for high-quality teaching and curriculum development to meet learner needs while assessing progress against personalised targets.

The role requires Level 2/3 literacy/numeracy, a Level 4 teaching qualification (or Level 5 Diploma DTLLS within 3 years) and current CPD in assessment.

Qualifications

• Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2; Level 3 qualification or relevant NVQ in Bricklaying or General Construction.
• Level 4 Teaching Qualification: Cert in Education/PGCE/Bachelor of Education or Level 5 Diploma (DTLLS) or equivalent within 3 years of appointment.
• Assessment qualifications - IQA/A1/V1 and evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and develop teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of strategies and learning styles.
• Take responsibility for quality of teaching and curriculum development to meet learner needs.
• Assess learners' progress and devise assessment processes against highly personalised progress targets.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Level 4 Teaching Qualification (Cert in Education/PGCE/Bachelor of Education)

Level 5 Diploma (DTLLS) or equivalent

IQA/A1/V1 assessment qualifications

Literacy and Numeracy Level 2/3

Job description

Salary

£33,809 - £46,603

Tameside College are looking to recruit to the role of Teacher in Brickwork starting on 17/08/2026.

Here’s the standard bits:

As a Teacher in Brickwork, you’ll be responsible for planning, delivering and developing teaching/learning programmes using a flexible range of strategies and learning styles; taking responsibility for your quality of teaching and related curriculum development that meet learner needs, whilst assessing learners progress in College or on work experience and devise assessment processes against highly personalised progress targets.

What you’ll need

• We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient and highly motivated individual with Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 2, Level 3 qualification or relevant NVQ (or equivalent) in Bricklaying or General Construction, you will have a Level 4 Teaching Qualification: Certificate in Education/ PGCE/Bachelor of Education or will be required to achieve Level 5 Diploma (DTLLS) or equivalent within 3 years of appointment, relevant assessment qualifications - IQA/A1/V1 and evidence of current Continuous Professional Development.
• You will be experienced and be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

Benefits

• As a teaching colleague you’ll go into the Teacher Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit’s, i.e., 45 days holidays not including bank holidays they’re on top (pro-rata for fractional colleagues), Costa Coffee on site, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One to name but a few. Of course, we offer retail discounts, cycle to work, great holiday allowances and a saving club via Manchester Credit Union.

About us

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. As we're a college which provides adult education, there's a possibility that you may be asked to work for up to two evenings weekly. Any hours worked during evening sessions will be deducted weekly from normal working hours according to the needs of the business.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Subject to the volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy earlier than advertised.