Workshop Technician

Workshop Technician

Workshop Technician

location_onBicester

25/10/2026

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job details

Salary

£25,458 - £26,290 per annum

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

South

Package

The College offers excellent benefits as well as generous pension schemes and holiday

Job category/type

Teaching Support

Date posted

06/10/2026

Job reference

AWC0001681

Job description

Job description

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:£25,458 - £26,290per annum

**Hours per week:**37

**Working pattern:**Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours

**Weeks per Annum:**52 weeks per annum

Location: Bicester

Contract type: Permanent

Enjoy working in construction and helping others develop industry skills?

The Bicester Construction Centre is looking for a proactive and hands-on individual to support our Carpentry and Plumbing curriculum areas. This role would particularly suit someone with a background in the construction industry who is keen to share their knowledge and experience with the next generation of tradespeople.

Whether your experience comes from Carpentry, Plumbing, property maintenance, site work, or a related trade environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Support learners during practical Carpentry and Plumbing workshop sessions.
• Prepare, maintain and organise tools, materials, equipment and teaching areas.
• Ensure workshops remain safe, compliant and ready for practical delivery.
• Assist lecturers with demonstrations, practical activities and learner assessments.
• Help create an engaging and professional learning environment that reflects industry standards.
• Support open events, employer engagement activities, competitions and enrichment opportunities, including occasional driving of the College minibus.

What We're Looking For

• Industry experience within Carpentry, Plumbing, or a related construction trade.
• Good practical skills and a strong understanding of workshop health and safety.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• A positive attitude and a genuine desire to support and develop learners.
• Good IT, English and Maths skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• A willingness to undertake training to drive the College minibus if required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced tradesperson to use their industry knowledge to support learner success and help shape the future construction workforce at our Bicester Construction Centre.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to use their practical skills in a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the next generation of skilled professionals.

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

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.

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Workshop Technician