Lecturer - Electrical Installation

Full Time | Permanent | £38,625 Per Annum (Plus a £5000 Market Forces Uplift)

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

This role involves delivering high-quality teaching and learning in Electrical Installation, supporting students to achieve their qualifications and career goals. Responsibilities include planning and delivering engaging lessons, assessing student progress, providing pastoral support as a personal tutor, developing curriculum content, maintaining strong links with industry, and contributing to quality assurance and continuous improvement. The lecturer is also expected to promote student success, uphold college standards, and work collaboratively with colleagues, employers, and external partners to ensure an excellent learning experience.

• Persistence
  - This role requires persistence because it involves supporting learners with a wide range of practical and theoretical skills, encouraging them to overcome challenges, maintaining high teaching standards, and ensuring all practical activities are completed safely and effectively.

• Adapting
  - This role requires adaptability to respond to different learner needs, changes in qualification requirements, new electrotechnical technologies, and varying teaching methods. It also involves working closely with colleagues and employers to provide the best learning experience.

• Collaborating
  - Collaboration is essential because the lecturer works closely with teaching colleagues, assessors, Internal Quality Assurers (IQAs), employers and support staff to deliver high-quality teaching, assessment and learner support while maintaining industry standards.

• Problem Solving
  - Problem solving is an important part of the role because the lecturer must identify and resolve issues during practical sessions, adapt teaching strategies to meet learner needs, troubleshoot electrical equipment or workshop resources, and ensure learning can continue safely and effectively.