Carpentry & Joinery Lecturer

We welcome interest from all individuals from experienced teachers to experienced carpenters and joiners working in industry. We invite you to contact us for a chat about this exciting role and discover what it would be like to work for Craven College

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus to be followed in 2021 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

We are currently recruiting a part time Lecturer in Joinery to deliver a range of units from carpentry and joinery programmes including apprenticeships within the Department of Business and Technology.

The post holder will be required to prepare for and teach on a range of courses to full and/or part-time students within relevant curriculum areas; develop and improve appropriate teaching and learning materials to support curriculum delivery including flexible learning programmes; develop and carry out appropriate assessment of students’ work, in accordance with College and awarding body standards and be involved in internal verification and/or moderation if required; promote, develop and evaluate a range of provision within the curriculum area; keep abreast of new developments in the field and evaluate new approaches to curriculum delivery and to be responsible for marking and monitoring students’ progress throughout the programmes of study.

The successful candidate will have:

• Minimum Level 3 vocational qualification in site carpentry or bench joinery or other relevant subject area;

• Vocational experience in Carpentry and / or Joinery

• Current teaching qualification to Level 3 Award in Education and Training/ Cert Ed /PGCE (or willing to work towards);

• Qualified to Level 2 (GCSE Grade A*-C / 9-4 or equivalent) in English and maths (or willing to work towards completion within a specified time frame);

• Good administrative skills with the ability to maintain accurate and relevant records in line with quality procedures;

• Excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills;

• Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet the needs of the College;

• Ability to motivate staff and work effectively as a team member;

• Ability to achieve consistently high standards under pressure;

• Willingness and ability to liaise effectively with external bodies and agencies;

• Willing to undertake professional development linked to the needs of the College;

• Computer literate, and familiar with video conferencing software such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Facetime.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills;

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website 

If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.