Carpentry and Multi Skills Lecturer

Hours: Full-Time, 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £31,980 - £44,072

Closing Date: 15th April 2023

Location: Construction & Green Skills Centre, Southall Community College


About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability and Inclusion.

We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference to these students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.

For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About the role:

If you have a passion for the Carpentry and craft trades and have a range of industry experiences on your CV, then this teaching role at The Construction & Green Skills Centre of Excellence is the place for you. You will need drive and ambition, and we are happy to consider experienced teachers and those wishing to take their first steps into teaching. If you are new to teaching, we will offer you a training and development package that will lead to full teaching status.

You will spend your time training and educating the future workforce through both practical and theoretical approaches. We have excellent facilities to offer, and we offer courses from level 1 - level 3. The multi-skills courses provide learners with a carousel of trade experiences, including Carpentry, Brick, Plastering, Plumbing, Electrical Painting, & Decorating. We are happy to take applications from people who are qualified and experience in one or two of these trades. The skills courses lead to the Apprentice standard ‘Property Maintenance Operative’, which is a broad and very useful qualification. We have learners joining us from school, apprentices who work on-site alongside college and adult learners who have some skills and are looking to gain the necessary qualifications to move up in their careers. Teaching in further education a rewarding career and your industry skills and knowledge will be valued and appreciated.

What we offer:

We value our team and offer a range of benefits to recognise the hard work they put into supporting our learners. As a Teacher, you will receive:

• 40 days annual leave
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Computer loan
• Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Continued Professional Development
• Access to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College on on-site hair and beauty salon
•  Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discounts platform
  
  
  

Important Information:

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application. We may close the application deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your applications as soon as possible.