Programme Tutor - Pharmacy and Science


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Nov 2026
Closing date:	17 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• West Suffolk College - Bury St Edmunds

• 1 FTE - 37 hours a week, 52 weeks a year - Permanent

• Salary: £32,205 - £36,084 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician to join West Suffolk College as a Programme Tutor for our Pharmacy, Dental and Science provision, supporting learners across England and Wales to develop their skills, gain industry qualifications and achieve their career goals. This is an opportunity to share your industry experience and help learners take the next step in their careers. Working with employers, tutors and college teams, you will plan and coordinate learning programmes that meet the needs of each learner and employer, setting clear targets and tracking progress from initial assessment through to completion.

You will support learners throughout their training, coordinating on-the-job and off-the-job learning, arranging assessments and preparing them for Gateway and End Point Assessment. You will also help learners develop their English, Maths and Digital Skills, provide coaching and mentoring, and build their confidence, professional presentation and interview skills. Working closely with employers and colleagues, you will ensure learners receive the guidance and support they need to succeed.

We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacist or Science Manufacturing Technician with relevant industry experience and registration with the GPhC or Science Council. You will be passionate about sharing your knowledge and experience with learners across England and Wales, with strong communication and organisational skills and the ability to build positive relationships with learners and employers. A qualification in education, training, assessing or coaching would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme

• Family friendly policies and flexible working

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee wellbeing initiatives

• Free parking

• Canteen

• Company events

• Access to various memberships and discount schemes

• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days

• Funded subject course development for your role

• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities

• Career progression opportunities

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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