Teacher - Carpentry and Joinery

Salary and Hours: Commencing at £31,916 with progression to £35,912 per annum. Working Hours: 37 hours. Closing Date: 21/06/2026.

Benefits:

• Annual leave – Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays; Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays.
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions – Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme.
• CPD opportunities – Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days; Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives – Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting – Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities – Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role:

Keighley College are seeking an experienced Joinery Teacher with strong specialist knowledge, particularly in site joinery, to teach full‑time students in our fully equipped joinery workshop. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding area of the curriculum that boasts continued learner success and achievement. As a Joiner or Carpenter, you will be required to teach learners across all modes of attendance and across all the levels of Joinery, Carpentry, and Construction. You will be required to teach the following types of programmes:

• 16 to 18-year-old Study Programmes.
• 19+ learners who are on Study Programmes.
• Up to Level 3 Carpentry and Joinery.

You will provide an excellent learning experience to ensure the individual learner gains the appropriate skills in readiness for further study, employment, or apprenticeship.

What You Will Do:

• Undertake teaching, learning, and assessment in joinery and carpentry.
• Provide current technical, industrial, professional or academic expertise in a skills priority and/or skills shortage area across joinery and carpentry practices in construction.
• Support the development of new curriculum content and courses in skills priority/skills shortage areas within construction.
• Share current and specialist expertise across the course delivery team (e.g. through regular communication and/or the delivery of high quality CPD and industrial updating).
• Plan, prepare, and develop schemes of learning (SoLs), teaching and learning resources, and assessment plans and help to ensure these are in place for all the course(s) teaching activity.
• Develop and employ effective assessment activities and ensure learner work is assessed with constructive and timely feedback provided that motivates and inspires learners to improve and achieve.

About You:

• Hold or be willing to work towards a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE) within a 2 year period.
• Hold a relevant vocational/technical qualification or degree in teaching subject.
• Be qualified and competent to teach up to Level 3 site joinery.
• Relevant recent experience in the subject sector area and clear expertise.
• Relevant up to date subject knowledge.
• Have an understanding of the Further Education or school sector.

About Us:

Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state‑of‑the‑art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections. Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre‑employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.