Lecturer Carpentry

About the Role

As a Construction Lecturer, you will deliver high‑quality teaching and learning to full‑time students and apprentices from Entry Level to Level 2, creating an engaging and supportive learning environment that provides an exceptional student experience. Drawing on your trade expertise in carpentry, you will inspire learners to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to achieve outstanding outcomes and progress successfully into further study, apprenticeships, or employment.

You will also deliver health and safety and multi‑skills training, including areas such as plastering, as required.

Telford College

• Deliver consistently high‑quality, engaging teaching that inspires, challenges, and motivates all students to achieve their potential and more.
• Teach complex and challenging concepts skilfully, using a range of methods to link new and prior knowledge and skills, supporting students to secure long‑term understanding and confident application.
• Take ownership of delivering excellent student outcomes, including attendance, achievement, high grades, value‑added, and preparation for high‑quality destinations such as first‑class university entry, competitive careers or advanced study.
• Be ambitious for all students, providing opportunities to excel beyond the taught curriculum through external showcases and competitions.
• Make available high‑quality schemes of work, assessment plans and teaching resources that are maintained and updated.
• Conduct and use effective initial assessments to identify starting points and plan inclusive, adaptive teaching that responds to SEND needs and individual barriers, placing students at the centre of teaching and learning decisions.
• Produce and maintain strategic student profiles, and track, analyse and act on performance data, setting and reviewing individual SMART targets to support improvement, retention and achievement.
• Use formative and summative assessment effectively to guide students and refine teaching practice, providing clear, timely and developmental feedback that supports learning and achievement.
• Support students to develop positive behaviour and wellbeing, providing timely, structured support and challenge when expectations are not met.
• Build and maintain industry, community and employer links to enhance learning and employability, and to inform updates to curriculum content based on student needs and sector developments.

• Up‑to‑date subject and industry knowledge, informed by on‑site experience, current practice, research and employer requirements.
• Specific technical skills required for the role – we encourage applications with carpentry and multi‑skill experience.
• Ability to design and deliver high‑quality and well‑sequenced curriculum using effective pedagogy, coherent schemes of work and authentic assessment – including use of digital technologies.
• Experience and/or understanding of teaching City and Guilds Construction courses at level 2 – including standard verification processes.
• Relevant industry experience aligned to the subject area and qualification requirements.
• Experience delivering teaching, learning and assessment in FE or a similar educational setting.

• Relevant construction qualifications at or above level 2.
• Recognised teaching qualification (PGCE/Cert Ed/DTLLS) or commitment to achieving one.
• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above, or a commitment to obtain Level 2 Functional Skills alongside the post.
• Any additional specialist qualifications where appropriate (e.g., Masters, technical certificates).