At a Glance
- Tasks: Teach plumbing skills and knowledge to aspiring tradespeople in engaging workshops.
- Company: Join a leading education provider dedicated to shaping future plumbers.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive environment, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: No teaching experience? No problem! You'll receive support to gain a teaching qualification.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by passing on your plumbing expertise to the next generation.
- Qualifications: Industry experience in plumbing and a Level 3 qualification required.
Location: the East of England
Salary: £38,000-48,000 per annum
Are you an experienced plumber looking to step off the tools and pass your trade on to the next generation?
About the Role
As a Plumbing Lecturer with a further education provider, you'll deliver engaging theory and practical workshop sessions across plumbing programmes, helping learners build the technical skills, industry standards knowledge and employability prospects they need to progress. You'll teach across a range of levels and abilities, bringing current industry practice into your teaching and adapting your approach so every learner can succeed. If you haven't taught before, that's no barrier – you'll be supported to work towards a recognised teaching qualification.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering high-quality classroom and workshop teaching across plumbing programmes.
- Teaching and assessing learners at a range of levels, including full-time students and apprentices.
- Planning, preparing and assessing learning activities that support progression and achievement.
- Providing timely, constructive feedback that helps learners improve.
- Maintaining a safe, well-organised workshop environment.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to support learner progress and curriculum development.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Substantial industry experience within plumbing
- Level 3 plumbing qualification or equivalent industry-recognised qualification
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Ability to motivate and engage learners
Desirable (but not essential):
- A teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one
- Experience teaching, assessing or instructing learners
- Knowledge of apprenticeship standards
If you're ready to bring your plumbing expertise into the classroom and help shape the next generation of tradespeople, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice
Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Dovetail and Slate Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy.
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