Mobility Engineering Instructor

Team:Mobility Engineering
Location: Heerhugowaard and Zaandam
Salary scale: 7 (€2,650 to a maximum of €3,920 gross for a full-time appointment)
Type of vacancy: Regular, starting with a temporary contract with a view to a permanent one
With effect from: In consultation, as soon as possible
Responding for: 20 November 2026

Due to growing student numbers, we are once again looking for colleagues who are passionate about their own trade and want to share this enthusiasm and knowledge with the new generation of mechanics in our wonderful profession!

Are you a technical specialist in vehicle engineering with an affinity for education? Do you find it challenging to inspire and motivate our students to develop into true professionals? Do you enjoy teaching them the latest developments in your field? Are you available during the day, and also for one evening per week (to be agreed)? Then we are looking for you!

The function
As a mobility engineering instructor, you will provide practical lessons in the workshop, electrical practical lessons and elective modules to students studying to become technical specialists and basic and all-round automotive technicians. You will guide students in the progress of their training and in the development of professional conduct at school.

About the team
The team you will be joining is hands-on, to the point, committed to quality, and above all, a pleasant team to work in. The Mobility Technology team consists of approximately 35 people, spread across the Zaandam and Heerhugowaard locations. Our ambition is to offer students high-quality and challenging courses that respond to current and future developments in the field. We offer both full-time (BOL) and work-study (BBL) courses at levels 2, 3, and 4.

Your profile
You are passionate about education and know how to create a safe environment in which you creatively deliver education to students in various ways. You can handle the diversity of our student population well (from young to slightly older, with varying levels of support needs). You are a team player and understand what professional practice expects from our students. You make a positive contribution to our educational development.

You can maintain the good contacts we have with the business community. Furthermore, a bit of humour and lightheartedness are a welcome bonus.

Our offer
The field of work and your profession are constantly changing. We stand and go for lifelong learning. For your professional and personal development, we have our own Talland Academy and the online platform Good Habitz. In addition, you can count on excellent terms of employment, including:

• We are offering you a position as an instructor; you will initially be given a one-year contract with a view to a permanent appointment.;
• Should you not yet possess an instructor's diploma, we offer you the opportunity to obtain this in due course. This falls under salary scale 7 (€2,650 to a maximum of €3,920 gross for a full-time appointment). Entry into the salary scale will be based on your knowledge, experience, and education.;
• holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.33%;
• group insurance;
• attractive vitality and lifestyle schemes.

Who are we?Talland College believes in the power of working together. Only together can we do what we must do: train skilled workers who are essential to society. We do this with our 1800 employees, each with their own talents, ambitions, and qualities. At our locations in Noord-Holland, Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn, Purmerend, and Zaanstad, we provide nearly 200 MBO (vocational education) courses.

In this, we work closely with social institutions and businesses in our regions.
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