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Lecturer in Engineering (Variable Hours)

Location: Salisbury

Salary: Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay

Are you working in industry and ready to pass on your skills? Or are you an experienced lecturer looking for flexible, part-time teaching that fits around your lifestyle?

Whether you're a professional engineer, technician, or experienced educator, this is your opportunity to turn real-world expertise into something genuinely rewarding — shaping the next generation of engineers while maintaining the flexibility you need.

Join Wiltshire College & University Centre and bring your industry knowledge into a dynamic learning environment where practical experience is valued, learners are motivated, and your impact is immediate.

What We Offer

💷 Salary:

Unqualified: £21.13 per hour plus holiday pay
Qualified: £25.34 per hour plus holiday pay

🕰️ Contract Type: Variable Hours

Hours offered as required during term time, with flexibility to support curriculum delivery

✔️ Outstanding Benefits

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme – secure your future with an excellent pension

• Generous Holiday Entitlement – paid holiday accrued in line with hours worked

• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support whenever you need it

• Free On-Site Gyms – available across multiple campuses

• Lifestyle Discounts – savings on retail, travel, tech and more

• Cycle-to-Work Scheme – save money and stay active

• Professional Development – access to funded training and CPD opportunities

• Additional Perks – discounted meals, hair & beauty services, and local attraction offers

A flexible, supportive role — designed to fit around you.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver engaging, hands-on Engineering teaching across levels from Level 1 to Level 3

• Bring theory to life using real industry experience in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and maintenance engineering

• Teach practical workshop sessions including CAD, machining, fabrication, fault-finding, and technical drawing

• Support learners into apprenticeships, higher study, or employment in engineering industries

• Embed high standards of health & safety, safeguarding, and professional engineering practice

• Inspire learners with real-world insight, standards, and expectations from industry

What You’ll Bring

• A background in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, maintenance, or related discipline)

• Strong hands-on industry experience or previous teaching experience in further education

• Relevant Level 3+ qualifications in Engineering (or equivalent professional experience)

• A passion for developing others and sharing real-world knowledge

• Teaching qualifications are welcome but not essential — support will be provided

✨ Why Become a Lecturer?

Continue doing what you love — while gaining:

• Flexibility to balance work with other commitments

• A rewarding teaching role without full-time hours

• The opportunity to pass on your technical expertise and industry experience

• A meaningful role where your impact shapes future engineers

Share your passion for Engineering — on hours that work for you.

⚡ Inspire the next generation of Engineering professionals

If you’re ready for a flexible, fulfilling, and inspiring new chapter, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note:

Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document.

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Safer Recruitment

Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.

We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.

Closing date: 2nd July 2026

Shortlist date: 3rd July 2026

Interview date: TBC