Lecturer - Carpentry

Care to Join Us? At South Hampshire College Group, we are passionate about helping students succeed. We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and skilled Lecturer in Carpentry to join our Construction Team. This is a part-time position based at our Fareham College campus.

As a Lecturer in Carpentry, you will play a key role in inspiring and developing the next generation of skilled tradespeople, delivering engaging and practical learning experiences to students across a range of carpentry and joinery programmes.

The information below provides more detail about the role.

We offer great benefits including;

• 50 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Generous employer pension contribution
• Regular training and development.

Duties

• Deliver high-quality practical and theoretical teaching across Carpentry and Joinery programmes.
• Develop and deliver engaging lesson plans, learning materials, and assessment activities that meet awarding body requirements.
• Assess student work, provide constructive feedback, and monitor learner progress to support achievement and progression.
• Act as a Personal Tutor, providing academic guidance, pastoral support, and encouragement to learners.
• Contribute to the recruitment, induction, retention, and achievement of students.
• Maintain accurate student records, including attendance, progress reviews, assessment outcomes, and learner targets.
• Support students in developing industry-standard skills, safe working practices, and professional behaviours.
• Promote and embed health and safety requirements within workshop and classroom environments.
• Contribute to curriculum development, ensuring programmes remain relevant to industry needs and standards.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, employers, and industry partners to enhance the learner experience and create work placement opportunities where appropriate.
• Participate in quality assurance processes, including standardisation, course review, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure workshop resources, tools, equipment, and learning environments are maintained to a high standard.
• Engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and teaching practice.
• Support College open events, employer engagement activities, and other promotional initiatives as required.

Skills/Experience We are seeking individuals who:

• Strong vocational knowledge and practical experience within Carpentry and Joinery.
• Good working knowledge of IT systems and digital learning technologies.
• Highly motivated professional with current industry knowledge and a commitment to learner success.
• Previous teaching, training, assessing, coaching, or mentoring experience is desirable.
• Experience delivering apprenticeship training or supporting apprentices in the workplace is desirable.
• Understanding of current developments within the construction industry and vocational education is desirable.
• Ability to motivate and inspire learners from a range of backgrounds and abilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE Grade 4/C (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Level 3 qualification in Carpentry and Joinery or a closely related construction discipline.
• Level 4 qualification in the relevant area of expertise (or willingness to achieve within the required timeframe).
• Teaching qualification at Level 5 (or willingness to achieve within the required timeframe).
• Assessor qualification (e.g. TAQA/A1) is desirable.
• Industry-recognised health and safety qualifications are advantageous.

About Us The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.

We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.

South Hampshire College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment practices follow safer recruitment guidance, including enhanced DBS checks, online checks, and thorough pre‑employment vetting. We value equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.