Specialist Practitioner in Automotive Engineering

Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated Specialist Practitioner in Automotive Engineering to join our forward‑thinking curriculum team. This role is central to coordinating and supporting effective learning across a range of automotive programmes, helping students develop the technical skills, confidence, and professionalism needed for the modern automotive industry.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Delivering and facilitating high‑quality learning and assessment across classrooms, workshops, laboratories, and digital learning environments.
• Instructing, assessing, and supporting students across a range of qualifications and modes of attendance, ensuring learning is aligned with individual learning plans and curriculum requirements.
• Preparing, maintaining, and monitoring learning resources, equipment, and workshops, with a strong focus on health and safety compliance.
• Providing information, advice, and guidance to support student recruitment, enrolment, progression, and achievement.
• Assessing, monitoring, and recording student progress, including marking work, maintaining records, and contributing to tutorials and action planning.
• Supporting curriculum development, quality improvement activities, internal verification/moderation, and the development of online learning and assessment materials.
• Contributing to students’ personal development, encouraging independence, responsibility for learning, and safe working practices.

Why Join Us?

At B&FC, you’ll join a supportive and ambitious college committed to delivering industry‑relevant education. We offer opportunities for professional development, collaboration with experienced practitioners, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on learners preparing for careers in automotive engineering.

Interested? Apply Early!

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

How we support you

At Blackpool and The Fylde College, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to take part in our selection process, please let the hiring manager or People Team know before your interview so we can make sure you have the support you need to perform at your best.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.

Benefits:

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full‑time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays.
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Competitive pension scheme: Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) – 28.68% employer contribution; Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – 15.4% employer contribution.
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications.
• Agile working opportunities.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:

• Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year.
• Occupational Health.
• FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS.
• FREE eye tests.
• Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• FREE healthy breakfast.
• Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships.
• Health and beauty salon.
• Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks).
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates.
• FREE car parking.
• Car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Onsite kids 'Sports Camp' 8am - 5pm during selected half‑term breaks.

Our Safeguarding Responsibilities

B&FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. All colleagues are required to complete safeguarding training and uphold the College's policies and procedures to ensure a safe and supportive environment for learners.