Location: Salisbury
Salary: Unqualified Lecturer: £29,294 per year, pro rata Qualified Lecturer: £31,885 - £40,814 per year, pro rata (Depending on Skills, Qualifications & Experience)
Are you a passionate Automotive professional who enjoys sharing technical expertise and helping learners develop practical skills for real-world careers? Do you want to inspire future technicians to overcome barriers, gain confidence, and achieve industry-recognised qualifications?
Whether you’re an experienced Automotive lecturer or a skilled industry professional ready to move into teaching, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact on learners’ futures.
Join Wiltshire College & University Centre and bring your automotive knowledge to a supportive, learner-focused environment where hands-on teaching and progression are at the heart of what we do.
What We Offer
💷 Salary:
Unqualified Lecturer: £29,294 per year, pro rata
Qualified Lecturer: £31,885 – £40,814 per year, pro rata
(Depending on Skills, Qualifications & Experience)
🕰️ Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time 22.2 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
✔️ Outstanding Benefits
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme – secure your future with an excellent pension
• Generous Holiday Allowance – 37 days, pro rata paid annual leave + 8 pro rata bank holidays
• College Closure & Wellbeing Days – including a fully paid 2-week, pro rata Christmas break
• 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 – fully funded qualifications and structured CPD
• Additional Perks – discounted meals, hair & beauty services, and local attraction offers
A stable, rewarding teaching role — designed to support your wellbeing and long-term career.
What You’ll Do
• Teach and assess learners across a range of Automotive programmes, from entry level to Level 3
• Deliver engaging, practical workshop and classroom-based sessions
• Support learners in developing technical competence, confidence, and employability skills
• Use industry-relevant equipment and real-world examples to bring learning to life
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, safeguarding, and learner wellbeing
• Track learner progress, assess practical and theoretical work, and provide constructive feedback
What You’ll Bring
• A relevant Automotive qualification (Level 3 or above)
• Strong industry knowledge across vehicle maintenance and repair
• Experience working in the automotive industry and/or supporting learners or apprentices
• A commitment to inclusive teaching and learner success
• A teaching qualification is welcomed — but if you don’t yet have one, we’ll support you to gain it while you work
✨ Why Become a Lecturer?
Make a real difference — and enjoy:
• A healthier work-life balance
• A respected, stable career in further education
• The opportunity to shape the next generation of skilled automotive professionals
• A meaningful role where confidence, competence, and careers are built in the workshop
Help learners drive their futures forward — one skill at a time.
⚡ Inspire skills. Build careers. Teach Automotive.
If you’re ready to take on a fulfilling and hands-on role in education, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 28/06/26
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: 28th June 2026
Shortlist date: 29th June 2026
Interview date: TBC
Salary description
£29294.00 - £29294.00 per year