Lecturer in Multi Skills (Construction)
Wiltshire College & University Centre – Salisbury Campus
Are you an experienced construction professional with a broad range of trade skills? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge across areas such as carpentry, brickwork, painting & decorating, plumbing, or general maintenance?
Wiltshire College & University Centre is seeking a passionate Multi Skills Lecturer to inspire and develop the next generation of skilled tradespeople. Whether you're already teaching or looking to transition from industry into education, this is your opportunity to build futures while enjoying a rewarding and stable career.
Join a college that values industry expertise, supports career development, and creates positive impact through practical, hands-on learning.
What We Offer
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Unqualified Lecturer: £29,294 per year
Qualified Lecturer: £31,885 - £40,814 per year (Depending on Skills, Qualifications & Experience)
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Outstanding Benefits
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme – secure your future with an excellent pension
- Generous Holiday Allowance – 37 days paid annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- College Closure & Wellbeing Days – including a fully paid 2-week Christmas break
- Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support whenever you need it
- Free On-Site Gyms – available across multiple campuses
- Lifestyle Discounts – savings on retail, travel, tech and more
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme – save money and stay active
- Professional Development – funded teaching qualifications and structured CPD
- Additional Perks – discounted meals, hair & beauty services, and local attraction offers
A stable, rewarding teaching role — designed to support your wellbeing and long-term career.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver practical and theory-based lessons across Multi Skills and Construction programmes (Entry Level to Level 2/3)
- Teach a range of core trade skills such as carpentry, bricklaying, plastering, painting & decorating, and basic plumbing
- Prepare learners for progression into apprenticeships, further study, or employment within the construction sector
- Create safe, engaging workshop environments that reflect real industry standards
- Monitor learner progress, provide constructive feedback, and support achievement
- Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety, and professionalism
What You’ll Bring
- Industry experience across multiple construction trades
- A Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant construction discipline
- Up-to-date knowledge of industry practices, tools, and health & safety standards
- Experience training, mentoring, or supervising apprentices or colleagues (preferred)
- A passion for developing practical skills in young people and adult learners
- A teaching qualification is welcomed — if you don’t yet have one, we will fully support you to achieve it while you work
? Why Become a Lecturer?
Make a real difference — and enjoy:
- A healthier work-life balance than site-based roles
- A stable and respected career in education
- The chance to pass on valuable trade skills and industry insight
- The opportunity to help address the regional skills shortage in construction
This is your chance to shape skilled, confident, and work-ready learners who will build the future.
? Inspire potential. Build futures. Teach Multi Skills.
If you're ready to move from the tools to teaching — or are already teaching and ready for your next opportunity — we would love to hear from you.
Please note:
Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.
INDMED
Wiltshire College & University Centre stands as the largest provider of further and higher education in Wiltshire, significantly contributing to the local economy by equipping individuals with essential skills for success. Our diverse curriculum spans from Level 1 to Level 6, and we operate across four main campuses located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, Salisbury, and Lackham, which specialises in land-based education.
We offer a wide array of apprenticeships, along with full-time, part-time, and university-level courses. Notably, our Castle Combe circuit facility is the UK's first trackside motorsport engineering training centre, dedicated to our Motorsport Engineering programs.
