Practical Facilitator – Carpentry and Joinery


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Exeter, EX4 4JS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for someone patient and super-organised to work in our carpentry and joinery team. You don’t need any teaching experience / qualifications for this role, but you’ll need some industry experience, whether that’s labouring, machining, window-fitting or anything in between. Your role is to support students, prepare workspaces and facilitate practical activities.

You’ll need to be…

• organised and reliable

• supportive, patient and approachable

• confident with industry-specific tools and machinery, with a great knack for explaining things simply and clearly

• flexible and happy muck to in and do what’s needed

• knowledgeable about / experienced in a construction trade

What you’ll be doing…

• preparing for practical lessons - ensuring workspaces are spic and span

• ordering tools, equipment, materials – keeping stocks just right

• supporting lessons by guiding students and sharing your technical knowledge

• a limited amount of teaching

What the college offers its staff

In return, you’ll get…

• a whopping 28% pension. No, that’s not a typo. On top of your salary, we’ll pay an extra 28% of your salary into your pension pot

• at least 45 days’ paid holiday per year. That’s not a typo either

• progression - if you’re up for it, and you’ve got what it takes. Many of our staff started out doing this role

• a truly rewarding job, working with likeminded people who really care about what they do

• plenty of training from experienced staff before you teach alone

• loads of training, leading to a teaching qualification for the right person

For an informal discussion about the role or for a tour of the facilities please call Mike Armitage, Deputy Head of Faculty, on 07766 522525.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch a short video to learn more, andsee what our staff have to say on our careers page.

Benefits

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

If you are in the first 5 years of your FE teaching career, you may be able to claim a Targeted Retention Incentive payment (formerly Levelling Up Premium) payment of up to £5,000, subject to eligibility criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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