Engineering Lecturer, Abingdon

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:up to£51,587 per annum

Hours per week:37

Weeks per annum:52

Working pattern:Monday - Thursday 7.5 hours, Friday 7 hours

Location:Abingdon Campus

Contract type:Permanent

Expected Start Date:August 2026

We are expanding our Engineering provision and are seeking anexperienced Lecturerto join our established and high-performing team. With strong student demand and a well-developed curriculum in place, this role is focused on enhancing capacity and bringing proven teaching expertise to support continued growth.

This is an excellent opportunity for anexperienced Engineering teacher - particularly from Further Education- who is looking to join a supportive environment where teaching quality, curriculum development and industry relevance are key priorities.

We are especially interested in candidates with a background inmechanical design and CAD (ideally SolidWorks), who can further strengthen this specialist area within an already successful delivery model.

What You Will Teach

You will contribute to awell-established and expanding Engineering curriculum, including:

• T Levels- Design&Development for Engineering&Manufacturing (Mechanical and Electrical/Electronic pathways).
• City&Guilds Engineering- Level 1 and Level 2 programmes with a balanced mix of mechanical and electrical/electronic content.
• Engineering Apprenticeships- Levels 2 to 4 across a range of pathways.

Our delivery model reflectsbest practice in Further Education, with a strong emphasis onapplied learning and industry relevance. Depending on your experience, this may include:

• CAD and design-led teaching (including SolidWorks).
• Practical, workshop-based delivery.
• Applied engineering theory.
• Project-based learning linked to real-world engineering contexts.

About You

We are looking for acommitted and experienced educatorwho:

• Has a background teaching Engineering within Further Education (or similar setting)
• Brings strong subject knowledge, particularly in mechanical design and/or CAD
• Is passionate about delivering high-quality teaching and supporting student progression
• Can contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement
• Values collaboration and sharing best practice within a team

Your timetable will be aligned to your specialism wherever possible, allowing you to deliver high-quality teaching in your strongest areas while contributing to the wider curriculum.

*Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.

Any successful candidates will be required to complete a structured training pathway, unless they already hold the relevant qualifications. This includes a two-week teacher induction, followed by the Award in Education and Training (AET), and then the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher (LST) apprenticeship. There is also the option to pursue Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) at a later stage.

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.