Lecturer - Electrical Installation

South Thames College are seeking an experienced Electrical Installation lecturer to deliver outstanding quality in teaching, learning, assessment, and tutorial support to students, to maximise achievement and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in supporting the development of the curriculum, with employer engagement, and learner skills development.

You’ll create and implement innovative teaching, learning and assessment and deliver teaching and assessment activities within own area of specialism including lectures, setting/marking coursework, practical’s, and field work to Level 1 – Level 3 students.

We’d like you to hold a teaching qualification (or working towards), hold an Electrical Installation qualification (Level 3 or above), and have recent UK teaching experience in Electrical Installation in an FE College. With strong evidence of outstanding teaching, learning and assessment and a successful record of tutoring and supporting learners, you’ll have strong working knowledge of current framework for teaching, learning, assessment and quality assurance.

You will have proven experience of working in the Electrical industry, installing systems and equipment in a wide range of environments. You’ll be up to date in terms of technologies within the construction industry and be able to adopt different methods and strategies according to individuals’ learning abilities.

The salary will include a £10,000 uplift if the post holder holds the following qualifications:

A qualified teacher with a relevant Level 3 NVQ Electrotechnical qualification andhaving registration with the JIB as ‘Approved Electrician’ status or Eng-Tech status via the IET. In addition, you should have achieved a relevant recognised Level 3 assessor qualification e.g. TAQA. Please see the person specification for more detail.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 1st May 2025. 

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.