Lecturer - General Engineering


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Plymouth, PL1 5QG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	10 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full Time | Fixed Term | £37,500 Per Annum

Who we are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

We are seeking an inspiring and knowledgeable Lecturer in Engineering to join our expanding DEC teaching team. This role is essential in supporting the College's growing engineering provision, delivering high-quality classroom and workshop learning to full-time students and apprentices.With student numbers increasing and curriculum demand widening, this post ensures we have the capacity, flexibility and resilience needed to deliver a consistent, high-quality learner experience across the academic year.We welcome applicants with experience in mechanical, electrical, design, manufacturing or multi-discipline engineering. This role also enhances our ability to provide cover for staff absence, ensuring continuity for learners and stability across the curriculum team.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, inclusive lessons that bring engineering principles and practical skills to life.

• Teach across a variety of programmes, including full-time study programmes and apprenticeship pathways.

• Maintain accurate records of student progress, assessment and attendance.

• Develop high-quality teaching materials aligned to industry standards and emerging engineering technologies.

• Support learners in both theory and practical workshop environments, ensuring safety and industry relevance.

• Collaborate effectively with curriculum area managers, colleagues and employer partners to ensure smooth curriculum delivery.

• Provide cover when required to maintain consistency of teaching and avoid disruption to students' learning.

What the college offers its staff

What Will You Bring to the Role

• Adapting - Remains calm and effective when priorities shift, quickly adapting approach while making informed decisions based on new information.

• Collaborating - Builds positive working relationships by understanding others’ perspectives and responding in a way that supports collaboration and mutual respect.

• Learning - Continuously reflects on experiences to improve, using insight and awareness to anticipate challenges and respond confidently to uncertainty.

• Delivering - Demonstrates determination to achieve outcomes, staying focused and composed while overcoming obstacles and seeing tasks through to completion.

Benefits

City College Plymouth will offer you;

• Holiday: 50 days inclusive of bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.

• Career development opportunities.

• Generous contributions towards your pension.

• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

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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