The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Salary: £34,391 - £44,558 per annum
Hours per week: 37
Weeks per annum: 52
Working pattern: Monday - Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours
Location: Abingdon
Contract type: Permanent
Start Date: August 2026
Join a fast-growing and ambitious Motor Vehicle department where your expertise will make a real impact. As our student numbers continue to rise, we are expanding our team to ensure every learner receives an outstanding education and the support they need to succeed.
In this role, you’ll deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across our Motor Vehicle programmes which span full-time, apprenticeships and commercial courses. You’ll play a key part in shaping their futures- building skills, confidence and industry readiness - while maintaining excellent standards of achievement.
What You’ll Be Doing:
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Plan and deliver engaging, high-quality lessons across Motor Vehicle courses.
- Support and motivate both full-time students and apprentices.
- Use a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Develop learning materials using both digital and traditional approaches.
- Monitor student progress and provide constructive feedback.
- Contribute to a supportive, inclusive and high-performing learning environment.
- Stay up to date with industry developments and employer expectations.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to enhance curriculum delivery and student support.
- Support learners’ wider development.
What We’re Looking For:
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At least a Level 3 Motor Vehicle or Engineering (Automotive) qualification.
- A recognised teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards one).
- Strong, current subject knowledge and a genuine passion for teaching the people that will meet the needs of the automotive sector both now and in the future.
- Experience teaching or training within the subject area.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to engage and motivate a wide range of learners.
- Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and student success.
Desirable:
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Experience in post-16 education.
- Links with industry or employers.
- Confident use of IT to support teaching and learning.
- F-Gas experience.
- High Voltage experience.
Why Work with us:
Excellent benefits for our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.
Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.
Any successful candidates will be required to complete a structured training pathway, unless they already hold the relevant qualifications. This includes a two-week teacher induction, followed by the Award in Education and Training (AET), and then the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher (LST) apprenticeship. There is also the option to pursue Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) at a later stage.
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the ‘News’ and ‘Images’ tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College’s reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
